Answer:
Your answer is 8.06.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since you're finding the hypotenuse of the triangle through Pythagorean theorem, you need to use the formula:
a² + b² = c²
Here, you have to remember that x is the same as c in the formula. c is the hypotenuse and x.
a is going to be your smallest leg, so in this case a = 4.
b is going to be your longest leg, so it is b = 7.
Now, you don't know what c yet is so you simply write it as:
4² + 7² = c²
Do the exponents.
16 + 49 = c²
Add.
65 = c²
Now you need to get the exponent away from the c. To do that, all you have to do is square root both sides.
√65 = √c2
Once you do that, you have your answer!
8.0622577483 = c
Now just simplify and you're done :)
8.06
Might sound hard now but you'll get the hang of it.
