SOLUTION: If one of the legs of a right triangle is 3 and the other leg is 5, then the length of the hypotenuse is
1.square root of 34
2.34
3.square root of 8
4.8
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Question 198418: If one of the legs of a right triangle is 3 and the other leg is 5, then the length of the hypotenuse is
1.square root of 34
2.34
3.square root of 8
4.8
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let h = hypotenuse
then
h^2 = 3^2 + 5^2
h^2 = 9 + 25
h^2 = 34
h =
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