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The side lengths of a right triangle are 24 , 45 , and 51 . Determined which is the length of the hypotenuse

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The side length 51 is the hypotenuse.
24*24+45*45=2601
The square root of 2601 is 51.
Please note that the hypotenuse is most likely the longest side.
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