a right triangle with one leg 2.968" and the other leg 3.504, what
will the hypotenuse be?

Hey there,

The Pythagorean Theorem is a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (a squared + b squared = c
squared), which you can use to find out the sides of a right triangle.

To answer your question:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
2.968*2.968 + 3.504*3.504 = c^2
8.809 + 12.278 = c^2
21.087 = c^2

Once you have c^2, to find c (which is the length of the hypotenuse)
you can find the root of it.
Therefore, c = 4.592

For more info you can visit:
Hamilton's Math to Build On: Right triangles
(http://mathforum.org/~sarah/hamilton/ham.rttriangles.html)
Relations and sizes - Right triangle facts
(http://www.math.com/school/subject3/lessons/S3U3L4GL.html)

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