What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that are 7 feet and 10 feet respectively?

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Use the Pythagorean Theorem:
a² + b² = c² (note: c is the hypotenuse)
7² + 10² = c²
49 + 100 = c²
149 = c²

$√(149) = \sqrt{c^(2) }$

√(149) = c

12.2 ≈ c

Oniramarf answered May 17, 2019

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7² + 10² = c² where c = hypotenuse

49 + 100 = c²
149 = c²

c = √149 feet

Waratuman answered May 22, 2019

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