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Answer:

5 cm

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem. a and b are legs, so a = 3 and b = 4. c is the hypotenuse.


a^(2) +b^(2) = c^(2) \\3^(2) + 4^(2) = c^(2) \\9 + 16 = c^(2) \\25 = c^(2) \\√(25) = \sqrt{c^(2) } \\c = 5

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