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The legs of a right triangle have lengths of 4 and 5 units. Find the length of the hypotenuse

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a^2 + b^2 =c^2 ; c = hypotenuse, a and b: legs

4^2 + 5^2 = c^2
16 + 25 = c^2
41 =c^2
so c = sqrt(41) = 6.40312424

hypotenuse = 6.40312424
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