The legs of a right triangle measure 13 centimeters and 17 centimeters. Which of the following is the measure for the longest side of the triangle?

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Noah Roman

Mathematics

3 September, 06:50

The legs of a right triangle measure 13 centimeters and 17 centimeters. Which of the following is the measure for the longest side of the triangle?

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Bradford · Answer 1

The longest side equals about 21.4

You can get this by adding together the squares of both legs then taking the square root. I rounded to a single decimal place.