Question

find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of length 6 and 10. Give your answer in simplest radical form

Answer 1

\[H=\sqrt{L_1^2+L_2^2}=\sqrt{6^2+10^2}=\sqrt{136}=\sqrt{2^3·17}=\sqrt{2^2·34}=2\sqrt{34}\]