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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and the other leg measures 17 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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↪18cm

5^2 + 17^2 = a^2

25 + 289 = a^2

314 = a

√(314) = a

17 . 72 = a

The measure of hypotenuse is 17.72cm

it is equal to 18cm

...hope this helps...

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