Answer
Hypotenuse $\approx 8.5$ in.
Work Step by Step
Let $H = $ the hypotenuse side
$a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$
$3^{2} + 8^{2} = H^{2}$
$9 + 64 = H^{2}$
$73 = H^{2}$
$\sqrt 73 = H$
$H = 8.544...$
$H \approx 8.5$ in.
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 8 - Geometry - 8.8 Pythagorean Theorem - 8.8 Exercises - Page 592: 25
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