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If you only know the hypotenuse, you can't tell the leg lengths. There are an
infinite number of possibilities.
The only thing you know for sure is that the sum of their squares is 1,024.
If you had one other piece of information ... the length of one leg or the size of
one acute angle ... then you'd know or could calculate all 3 sides and 3 angles.
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What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of lengths 6 and 8in?
The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of lengths 6 and 8 inches is: 10 inches.
The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 15 centimeters and 20 centimeters What is the length of the hypotenuse?
The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 15 cm and 20 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
How do you find the length of the legs of a right triangle or the coordinate when you are given the coordinates of the hypotenuse on a graph?
You cannot. If you draw a circle with the given hypotenuse as the diameter then the right angle of the triangle can be at ANY point on the circumfeence of the circle. Therefore, the lengths of the two legs are indeterminate.
Is it better to use the Pythagorean Theorem when you are trying to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle given the other side lengths?
Yes.
What is the hypotenuse of a right triangle if it has side lengths of 3 and 4?
Its hypotenuse is 5 units in length
