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The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 12cm and 35cm. what is the length of the hypotenuse?
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The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 12cm and 35cm. what is the length of the hypotenuse?

The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 12cm and 35cm. what is the length-example-1
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To find the length of the hypotenuse we must use Pythagoras' Theorem: c^2 = a^2 + b^2, where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are side lengths

c^2 = a^2 + b^2
c^2 = 12^2 + 35^2
c^2 = 144 + 1225
c^2 = 1369
c = 37 cm

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