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6 ft
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What is the length of the hypotenuse?


User Kmek
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Answer: 10 ft

Explanation:

User Patrick Cho
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Answer:

10 feet.

Explanation:

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:


a^2+b^2=c^2

6 and 8 would be the legs.


6^2+8^2=c^2\\36+64=c^2\\\\100 = c^2\\√(100) = 10\\10 = c

The length of the hypotenuse should be 10ft.

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