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The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 5 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

4.00 units

2.83 units

5.83 units

8.00 units

User Tillaert
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Answer:

the answer is 5.83

Explanation:

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User Jack Billy
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The answer is NOT 4, because we're looking for the length of the hypotenuse and not one of the legs. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve, and you should get 5.83 units. 
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