Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

c= kmilometers

c, 8km, 15km

what's the steps?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the length of the hypotenuse (c) in a right triangle with sides of 8 km and 15 km, you can use the Pythagorean theorem:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

where a and b are the lengths of the two legs of the triangle. In this case, a = 8 km and b = 15 km.

Plugging in the values, we get:

c^2 = 8^2 + 15^2
c^2 = 64 + 225
c^2 = 289

To solve for c, take the square root of both sides:

c = √289
c = 17 km

Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse is 17 km.