Is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 5 cm and 6 cm a rational number or an irrational number?

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Answer:

Irrational

Explanation:

$√(5^2+6^2)=√(61)\\$

The square root of 61 is not repeating so it is irrational.

Nan answered Mar 10, 2023

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