document.write( "Question 979805: The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 10 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. PLEASE HELP AND PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #601050 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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In general, if the legs of a right triangle
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You are given that:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "To find the hypotenuse:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+sqrt%28+3%5E2+%2B+10%5E2+%29+%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+c+=+sqrt%28+9+%2B+100+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+sqrt%28+109+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+10.4403+\"$
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