Question

give an example of a right triangle with sides in centimeters that works for a hypotenuse?

Answer 1

well, any right triangle will have a set of sides that gives a valid hypotenuse, its just that the hypotenuse might be a decimal or fraction. Are you looking a set of integers sides that give an integer hypothenuse?

Answer 2

no actually i was wondering if the two legs can equal different measurements and still equal a hypotenuse

Answer 3

Sure.

Answer 4

Most famous one: 3-4-5

Answer 5

There's an finite number.

Answer 6

*infinite

Answer 7

5-12-13, 1-sqrt3-2, 8-15-17

Answer 8

sqrt2-sqrt5-sqrt7

Answer 9

as long as a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 10

yes they can. but to calculate them, it would be easiest to have them all in the same units, but you could definitely have a triangle with sides of 1 cm, and 1m but to calculate the hypotenuse, you would have to say the sides are: 0.01 m and 1m

Answer 11

ok thanks

Answer 12

oh is the hypotenuse usually bigger than the two legs or it dont matter?

Answer 13

Hypotenuse is always the biggest.

Answer 14

ok thx ink