What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the two other sides are of lengths 2 and 16?
1 Answer
Dec 28, 2015
Explanation:
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
Let side
Substitute the given values into the equation.
Simplify.
Simplify.
Take the square root of both sides.
Determine the prime factors of
Group identical factors.
Rewrite
Apply the square root rule
Simplify.