SOLUTION: A right triangle has sides 15cm and 20cm. What is the lenght of the hypotenuse?

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Question 26065: A right triangle has sides 15cm and 20cm. What is the lenght of the hypotenuse?
Answer by smoothflyin(6)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pythagorean Theorum - (A^2+B^2=C^2)
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C=Hypotenuse
15^2+20^2=625
Take the Square root of 625 and you have 25, the length of your Hypotenuse is 25cm, because
15^2+20^2=25^2

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