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  • 16-02-2017
  • Mathematics
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Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 8 and 15 units in length.

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kvlxe
kvlxe kvlxe
  • 16-02-2017
64 + 75 = c^2
139 = c^2
The hypotenuse is 13 units in length
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rhycer12
rhycer12 rhycer12
  • 16-02-2017
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (pythagoras theorem) , so 8^2 + 15^2 = 64 + 225 = 289 , the square root of 289 is 17 :)
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