Question

What is the length of the missing side of the right triangle shown below?

A.41
B.2√5
C.9
D.√41

Answer 1

D
Use the pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2
4^2 + 5^2 = c^2
16+25 = C^2
41= c^2 [take the square root of both sides to get c alone]
\[\sqrt{41}\]