Problema Solution
find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if a=3 and b=4
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'c' represent the hypotenuse,c >=0.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem we have:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
c^2 = 3^2 + 4^2
c^2 = 25
c^2 = 5^2
c = 5
The length of the hypotenuse is 5.