SOLUTION: what is the length in simplified form, of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 27 and 31 units long?

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Question 1201807: what is the length in simplified form, of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 27 and 31 units long?
Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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Apply the Pythagorean formula

    the hypotenuse length = sqrt%2827%5E2+%2B+31%5E2%29 = use your calculator = 41.10961  (rounded).    ANSWER

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