Shape and Space 2
2 marks · NormalA right-angled triangle has shorter sides of lengths 7 cm and 24 cm. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
(a)
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25 cm (±0.1)
Common mistakes: Adding instead of squaring sides; Forgetting to take the square root
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M1 (a) · 1 mark · Applies Pythagoras’ theorem correctly: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
A1 (a) · 1 mark · Obtains hypotenuse = 25 cm
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