Question

the legs of a right triangle are 5 units and 15 units. what is the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 1

pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
where a and b are legs, and c is the hypotenuse

in your case, a = 5 and b = 15 and you can plug these in to solve for c

remember, the formula gives you c^2 not just c, so you'll have to take the square root at the end

Answer 2

please help me

Answer 3

so whats the answer

Answer 4

please be mindful we are a teaching site, and we don't give direct answers here

please re-read my comment, and attempt to solve. if you are still confused, please notify me and I'll try to simplify further

Answer 5

ya what she said

Answer 6

or he

Answer 7

bruh i need help please this stuff makes now sense

Answer 8

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
where a and b are legs, and c is the hypotenuse

since your legs are 5 and 15, you can plug these in as your a and b values to get:

5^2 + 15^2 = c^2

can you try adding 5^2 and 15^2 together?

Answer 9

I would say but the only way you succeed is if you try and that's how your brain grows.

Answer 10

5^2 = 5*5
15^2 = 15*15

so 5*5 + 15*15 = ?

Answer 11

40

Answer 12

mecury

Answer 13

not quite. remember * means multiply

5*5 = 25
15*15 = 225

25 + 225 = ?

Answer 14

250

Answer 15

yes 250

Answer 16

there is two 250

Answer 17

good, so that's your c^2 value

since c^2 = 250, take the square root of both sides to get c

what's the square root of 250? use a calculator if you are unsure

Answer 18

15

Answer 19

mecury

Answer 20

sqrt(250) is about 15.8, yes

Answer 21

does it tell you what format the answer should be in? like, decimal or radical form?

Answer 22

it says 250 and sqaure root 250

Answer 23

then sqrt(250) should be your solution

Answer 24

mecury