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The legs of a right triangle are 75 and 100. what is the length of the hypotenuse

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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

To find the hypotenuse of a right triangle given two legs, you use the Pythagorean Theorem.

a²+b²=c², where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse.

Let's plug our values into the equation and solve for c (our hypotenuse).

75²+100²=c²

Square the numbers

5625+10000=c²

Add them

c²=25625

Square root both sides

c=125

Have a wonderful day and keep on learning! :D

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