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Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right trianlge with the legs of 20 cm and 21 cm.

User Otiel
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use the pythagorean theorem


{a}^(2) + {b}^(2) = {c}^(2)
input your values

{20}^(2) + {21}^(2) = {c}^(2)
solve

{20}^(2) + {21}^(2) = 41 {}^(2)
then square root 'c'

√(41) = 6.4 \: or \: √(41)
these options are for if your teacher wants it in radical form as mine had
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