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In a right triangle one of the legs is 3 cm smaller than the hypotenuse, and the other leg is 6 cm smaller than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

BTW- 6.71/Square root of 45 is not the answer

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A^2+b^2 =c^2

(h-3)^2 +(h-6)^2 =h
H^2-6h+9+h^2 - 12h+36=h
2h^2 - 18h+45=h
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