The lengths of 2 legs of a right triangle are 16 cm and 30 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

the hypotenuse (c) would be 34

Like I said in your other question, try to draw out the triangle, it will help.

Remember hypotenuse is always the longest side in a right-angle triangle, and easy way to know which one it is, is that it is the slanting one, the slope opposite the right angle.
Then all you have to do is use:
a^2+b^2=c^2
Where c is the hypotenuse, and a and b are the other two sides. When needed rearrange the formula to solve for whatever is asked. In your question, they are asking for the hypotenuse, i.e. c so you don't even have to rearrange the formula. Just plug in the respective numbers in your calculator and solve for c.

a=16
b=30
c=The answer you will get.

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

In this case, the lengths of the two legs are given as 16 cm and 30 cm. Let's label the legs as a and b, and the hypotenuse as c.

According to the Pythagorean theorem, we have:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

Substituting the given values, we have:

c^2 = 16^2 + 30^2

Simplifying this equation, we get:

c^2 = 256 + 900

c^2 = 1156

To find the length of the hypotenuse, we need to take the square root of both sides:

c = √1156

Evaluating the square root, we get:

c = 34 cm

Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse is 34 cm.

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