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The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are given. Find the length of the hypotenuse.a = 14 b= 48

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SOLUTION:

Case: Pythagoras' theorem

Method:

a = 14 b= 48

Hypotenuse, c = ?


\begin{gathered} c^2=a^2+b^2 \\ c^2=14^2+48^2 \\ c^2=196+2304 \\ c^2=2500 \\ c=√(2500) \\ c=50 \end{gathered}

Final answer:

c = 50

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