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The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 7 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

4.00 units
5.00 units
6.32 units
7.62 units

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7.62 units

use pythagorean theorem to solve
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The answer is D, 7.62 units. You use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve. Since a² + b² = c², you replace 3 and 7 with a and b and then square them. Then, you get b² = 58. To find b, square root both sides and you get ≈ 7.62 units.
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