document.write( "Question 462651: Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs measure 5 and 7 \n" ); document.write( "
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Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs measure 5 and 7
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\n" ); document.write( "Applying the Pythagorean Theorem:
\n" ); document.write( "Let h = hypotenuse
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\n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 5^2 + 7^2
\n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 25 + 49
\n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 74
\n" ); document.write( "h = sqrt(74)
\n" ); document.write( "h = 8.6
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