A right-angled triangle has legs of 6 cm and 8 cm. How long is the hypotenuse?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 10 cm
- Step 1: Pythagoras: 6 squared + 8 squared = 36 + 64 = 100. Step 2. The square root of 100 is 10. Answer: 10 cm. Why not the others: 14 adds the legs.
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