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In a right triangle, a and b are the lengths of the legs and c is the length of the hypotenuse. If a=18 centimeters and b=80 centimeters, what is c? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2= 324
b^2= 6,400
324+6,400=c^2
6,724=c^2
c=82
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