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- One angle is a right angle.
- The lengths of the sides adjacent to the right angle are as follows:
- 3
- 7
- A note indies the figure is not drawn to scale.
The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are shown. Which of the following is closest to the length of the triangle's hypotenuse?
One angle is a right angle. The lengths of the sides adjacent to the right angle
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Right Triangles & Trigonometry — Pythagorean theorem. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice C is correct. The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, , where and represent the lengths of the legs of the triangle and represents the length of its hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the legs have lengths of and . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which is equivalent to , or . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Thus, the value of is approximately . Therefore, of the given choices, is the closest to the length of the triangle's hypotenuse.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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