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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 6 cm and the other leg measures 9 cm.

Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

User Jeremy L
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The answer is c≈10.82cm
User BufBills
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See below

Answer: 10.8

Step by step explanation:

Use Pythagorean theorem

C^2= a^2+b^2
C^2=6^2+9^2
C=sqrt(6^2+9^2)
C=10.8
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