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Find the length of the hypotenuse 16 and 30

Find the length of the hypotenuse 16 and 30-example-1
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Answer:

34 units

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem is useful. It tells you the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the sides.

h^2 = 30^2 +16^2 = 900 +256 = 1156

h = √1156 = 34

The length of the hypotenuse is 34 units.

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