Question detail

answer-form check: a right-angled triangle has shorter sides 4 cm and 5 cm. Find the hypotenuse.

Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

Mensuration and calculation

Question

  1. A. 6.403
  2. B. 11.403
  3. C. 1.403
  4. D. 12.806

Answer

The correct answer is 6.403.

Explanation

Use the worked steps as the check: the question intent fixes the answer as 6.403, and the final-answer line confirms 6.403. This Pythagoras example is tied to a right-angled triangle and the hypotenuse.

Common mistake

Pythagoras and trigonometric ratios common mistake 1

Writing a final answer without showing the method that justifies it. This can weaken answers for: [Foundation and Higher] Know and apply Pythagoras' theorem and the trigonometric ratios to find angles and lengths in right-angled triangles in two-dimensional figures..

Show the method first, then give the final answer in the required form. Apply this directly to Pythagoras and trigonometric ratios. For Pythagoras, confirm the triangle is right-angled and identify the hypotenuse.

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