document.write( "Question 700957: how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 5 and 7 \n" ); document.write( "

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The Pythagorean Theorem states that $\"A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2+=+C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Where A & B are the two sides of a right triangle and C is the hypotenuse.
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\n" ); document.write( "For your example, let A = 5 and B = 7
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%5E2+%2B+7%5E2+=+C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify
\n" ); document.write( " $\"25+%2B+49+=+C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"74+=+C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Take the square root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%2874%29+=+C\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%288.60+=+C%29\"$
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