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QUESTION 5 The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 9 cm and 40 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse? 41 cm 65 cm 49 cm 39 cm

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The answer is 41cm so a
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Using Pythagoras' Theorem


c {}^(2) = 9^(2) + {40}^(2)

c = √(81 + 1600 )

c = 41

So, the answer is 41 cm.
C refers to the hypotenuse
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