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Refer to the triangle below.

If a = 3 and b = 6
a. Find the exact length of c in un-simplified radical form
b. Find the exact length of c in simplified radical form
c. Find c to the nearest hundredth.

Refer to the triangle below. If a = 3 and b = 6 a. Find the exact length of c in un-example-1
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By the Pythagorean theorem:

с = √(3² + 6²)
= √(9 + 36)
= √45 ← un-simplified radical form
= 3√5 ← simplified radical form
≈ 6.71 to the nearest hundredth
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