SOLUTION: Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 4m and 5m. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

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Question 127950: Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 4m and 5m. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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given:
a+=+4m and b+=+5m
to find:
the hypotenuse c of a right triangle
c=sqrt%28a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2%29
c=sqrt%28%284m%29%5E2+%2B+%285m%29%5E2%29
c=sqrt%2816m%5E2+%2B+25m%5E2%29
c=sqrt%2841m%5E2%29
c=6.4031242374328486864882176746218m+
c=6.403m+