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What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?-example-1
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15^2 + 8^2 = 225 + 64 = 289

square root 289 = 17

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length of the hypotenuse of the triangle = 17 cm (3rd choice)
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Answer:

length of the hypotenuse = 17 cm

Explanation:

To find the length of the hypotenuse of any triangle we use pythagorean theorem


c^2 = a^2 + b^2

Where c is the hypotenuse

a and b are the legs of the triangle

Given : a= 8 cm, and b= 15 cm

We find hypotenuse C


c^2 = 15^2 + 8^2


c^2 = 225 + 64


c^2 = 289

Take square root on both sides

c= 17

So length of the hypotenuse = 17 cm

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