What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle shown?
A right triangle is shown with a vertical side that equals 16, a base side that equals 4, and a hypotenuse that equals c.
(1 point)
400
8.9
16.5
4.5
The length of the hypotenuse can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse (c) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
c^2 = 16^2 + 4^2
c^2 = 256 + 16
c^2 = 272
c = sqrt(272)
c is approximately equal to 16.49.
Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse is closest to 16.5.
The correct answer is 16.5.