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What is the length of the hypotonic the triangle ?

What is the length of the hypotonic the triangle ?-example-1
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Answer:

37 ft

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem:


leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2

We have


lef=12ft,\ leg=35ft,\ hypotenuse=AB

Substitute:


AB^2=12^2+35^2\\\\AB^2=144+1225\\\\AB^2=1369\to AB=√(1369)\\\\AB=37

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