How do I calculate the hypotenuse of a triangle?

Answer 1

The hypotenuse is the value of the side of a triangle directly across from the right angle.

Use the pythagorean theorem, a²+b²=c² to find the hypotenus, plugging in known values for a and b, the other two sides, and then solving for c.

If you want to set the equation up to show 'solving for the hypotenus' it would look like this:

c=√a²+√b²