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The legs of a right triangle are four units and 7 units what is the length of the hypotenuse
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The legs of a right triangle are four units and 7 units what is the length of the hypotenuse

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the hypotenuse would be the square root of 65
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This is where Pythagorean's Theorem comes into play. a^2+b^2=c^2
So take 4^2 + 7^2 (which is 16+49), and your result is 65. Take the square root of 65 and you get 8.06 (8.1 rounded up)
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