SOLUTION: how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 5 and 7
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Question 700957: how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 5 and 7
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The Pythagorean Theorem states that
Where A & B are the two sides of a right triangle and C is the hypotenuse.
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For your example, let A = 5 and B = 7
Simplify
Combine like terms
Take the square root of both sides
Simplify
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