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Which equation can be used to find X, the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle?

Which equation can be used to find X, the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle-example-1

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Pythagorean Theorum uses a^2 + b^2 = c^2

In that picture your legs will be 63 and 16 (aka a and b) ,so just input it and you’ll get c^2. In your case it’s x, so it will look like:

ANSWER:
63^2 + 16^2 = x^2
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