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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 4 feet

longer than the length of the smallest side.
The third side has a length of 64 feet. Find
the length of the hypotenuse.
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Answer:

514 feet

Explanation:

Just simply use the pythagorean thereom:

a^2 +b^2 = c^2

put in the values of a, b, and c with the side lengths of the triangle:

x feet, 64 feet, and x+4 feet

x^2 +64^2 = (x+4)^2 , thus x =510

the hypotenuse = x+4 feet = 510 + 4 = 514

ANSWER: 514 feet

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