AnswersFL-1205070-MJ Grade 8 Pre-Algebra Summer 2026Unknown Leg Lengths in Right TrianglesQuestion 10
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Unknown Leg Lengths in Right Triangles
Question 10 of 20 • FL-1205070-M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra (Summer 2026)
Hans wanted to find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle. Which statement correctly identifies his error?
Answer
A
He did not square 40, he just multiplied by 2.B
He did not finish the problem. He should have divided 161 by 2 to find the square root.C
He should have added 9 + 9 to find the value of .
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He should have subtracted the two squares to get because numbers get too large if both legs are squared and then added together.