Hypotenuse

Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the length of one leg is 4 cm and its content area is 16 square centimeters.

Correct result:

c =  8.9443 cm

Solution:

a=4 S=16 S=ab/2 b=2⋅ S/a=2⋅ 16/4=8 c=a2+b2=42+82=4 5=8.9443 cm

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