What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the two other sides are of lengths 8 and 14?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-22T01:53:00

#4sqrt65#

Since it is a right triangle, we're gonna use the Pythagorean theorem in getting the sides:

#c^2 = a^2+b^2#

or

#c=sqrt(a^2+b^2#

#a=8#, #a^2=64#

#b=14#, #b^2=196#

Now, substitute the values accordingly,

#c=sqrt(8^2+14^2#

#c=sqrt(64+196#

#c=sqrt260#

#c=4sqrt65#