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The base and height of a right triangle are 20 inches and 15 inches. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
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The base and height of a right triangle are 20 inches and 15 inches. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

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base= 20 inches
height = 15 inches
hypotenuse =?

Step by Step explanation:

h ² = b ² + h ²
h ² = 20 ² + 15 ²
h ² = 400+ 225
h ² = 625
h = 25

User Xbrady
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Answer:

25

Explanation:

its both numbers squared and added, then square root the result

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