A student is asked to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The length of one leg is 36 centimeters, and the length of the other leg is 28 centimeters. The student incorrectly says that the length of the hypotenuse is 8 centimeters. Answer parts a and b.
a. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
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