Problema Solution
if the legs of an isosceles right triangle are 10 inches long approximate the length of the hypotenuse to the nearest whole number
Answer provided by our tutors
Using the Pythagorean Theorem we find the length of the hypotenuse 'c' :
c^2 = 10^2 + 10^2
c^2 = 200
c = 14 in to the nearest whole number
The length of the hypotenuse is 14 inches to the nearest whole number.