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The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 6cm and 8cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse

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The formula for a right triangle is a²+b²=c² in which a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse.

So 6²+8²=c²
36+64=c²
100=c²
10=c
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