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Measured the sides of a right triangle to be 15cm and 8cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
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Measured the sides of a right triangle to be 15cm and 8cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

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c = √15^2 + 8^2

c = √225 + 64

c = √289

c = 17

The lenght of the hypotenuse is 17.
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