Question

if a right angle has a base of 8 and a height of 15 what is the slant?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the slant of a right angle triangle, you need to use the Pythagorean theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (slant) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

In this case, the base of the right angle triangle is 8 and the height is 15. Let's denote the hypotenuse (slant) as "c".

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:

c² = 8² + 15²
c² = 64 + 225
c² = 289

To find c, we take the square root of both sides:

c = √289
c = 17

Therefore, the slant of the right angle triangle is 17 units.