Pythagorean Theorem
a2 +
b2 =
c2where
a,
b, and
c are the side lengths of a right triangle,
and
c is the length of the
hypotenuse
Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the unknown side length.
The base of the triangle is 3 units.
The height of the triangle is 4 units.
The triangle is a right triangle; so, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the length of the hypotenuse.
The length of the hypotenuse is the distance between (6, 1) and (3, 5).
The distance between (6, 1) and (3, 5) is 5 units.