Problema Solution
The sum of the square of all three sides of a right triangle equals 200. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
The two legs are equal.
Answer provided by our tutors
Given P^2 + B^2 + H^2 = 200
By Pythagoras Theorem, P^2 + B^2 = H^2
=> H^2 + H^2 = 200
=> 2 H^2 = 200
=> H^2 = 100
=> H = 10