A right triangle has legs that measure 48 inches and 20 inches find its hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Try this:

Let c be the length of the hypotenuse of any right triangle. Let a and b be the legs.

From the Pythagorean theorem we know that:

c = sqrt (a^2 + b^2)

So then solving for c:

c = sqrt(48^2 + 20^2) = sqrt(2304 + 400) = approx. 50.04.