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what is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 8 and 13 cm round the answer to the nearest hundredth

User Brett
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8²+13²=c²
64+169=c²
233=c²
15.26=c
User DAiMor
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use pythagoreaan theorem
a^2+b^2=c^2
a and b are teh legnth s of the legs
c is the legnt o fthe hyptonuse

8^2+13^2=c^2
64+169=c^2
233=c^2
square root both sdies
aprox 15.264=c

the legnth is aprox 15.26 cm
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