The legs of a right triangle are 13 and 22 inches long. Needa says that the hypotenuse is 17.7 inches long and Monifa says that it is 25.6 inches long. Is either of them correct? Explain

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Isiah York

29 January, 18:35

The legs of a right triangle are 13 and 22 inches long. Needa says that the hypotenuse is 17.7 inches long and Monifa says that it is 25.6 inches long. Is either of them correct? Explain

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Omari Lawson · Answer 1

Monifa's answer is closer to the correct answer. To find the hypotenuse of the triangle, you will use the Pythagorean theorem. This states that a^2+b^2=c^2. So. 13 squared + 22 squared is c squared. 653 is c squared. To solve for c, find the square root of 653 which is approximately 25.6.