How do you calculate the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle if the two shorter sides are 6 and 8?
As this is a right angle triangle, we need to use Pythagoras's Theorem.
This says that the length of the longest side of a right angle triangle (the hypotenuse) is equal to the sqaure root of the sum of the squares of two other sides.
So in this case:
h = sqrt(6^2 + 8^2)
h= sqrt(36 + 64)
h = sqrt (100)
h = 10 :)
Fun fact - this is a special triangle known as a Pythagorean triple as all three sides are integers (whole numbers)
RV
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