If two sides of a right triangle are 3 cm and 7 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?


Given: Two sides of a right triangle are 3 cm and 7 cm.

To find: Here we have to find the length of the hypotenuse.

Solution:

Now,

Let Base of the triangle = 3 cm

And,

Height of the triangle = 7 cm


Therefore,

Using Pythagoras theorem:

(Hypotenuse)2 = (Base)2 + (Height)2  

(Hypotenuse)2 = (3)2 + (7)2  

(Hypotenuse)2 = 9 + 49  

(Hypotenuse)2 = 58  

Hypotenuse = $\sqrt58$ 

Hypotenuse = 7.62 cm

So, length of hypotenuse is 7.62 cm.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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