Question

The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 5 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

4.00 units
2.83 units
5.83 units
8.00 units

I'm pretty sure its 8 but i just need conformation. I just added up both sides but idk if thats correct because hypotenuse is the longest side so it could possibly 5

Answer 1

\(\bf \textit{pythagorean theorem}=c^2=a^2+b^2\to c=\pm\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\)

Answer 2

thank you, i got 8.3 and rounded its 8 haha