A right-angled triangle has perpendicular sides of and . Find the hypotenuse.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
- Step 1: Pythagoras: .
- Step 2: cm.
Answer
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Why not the others: is what you get if you add the two sides. is what you get if you forget the square root. is what you get if you subtract the sides.
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