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The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 8 inches and 9inchrs. What is the length of the hypotenuse round to the nearest inch

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Answer: Hypotenuse is 12 inches

Step-by-step explanation: a^2+b^2=c^2

c^2=8^2+9^2

c^2=64+81

c^2=145

c=square root of 145

c=12.04

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