If the length of the legs of a right triangle are 5 m and 7 m, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Answer:

c = 8.60232526704263

$c \approx8.6$

Explanation:

${c}^(2) = {a}^(2) + {b}^(2)$

$c = \sqrt{ {a}^(2) + {b}^(2) }$

$c = \sqrt{ {5}^(2) + {7}^(2) }$

c = √(25 + 49)

c = √(74)

c = 8.60232526704263

$c \approx8.6$

Tom Tanner answered Nov 2, 2022

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