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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 9 cm and the other leg measures 1 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

User Adrien Zier
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Answer: 9.1

Explanation:

1. Pythagorean Theorem

a^2+b^2=c^2

(9)^2+(1)^2=c^2

2. Solve

81+1=c^2

82=c^2

3. Solve for c


√(82)=
√(c)

c=9.05

4. Round

c=9.1

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