SOLUTION: if 1/3 and 1/4 are the lengths of the two legs of a right triangle, find the length of the hypotenuse

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Question 244433: if 1/3 and 1/4 are the lengths of the two legs of a right triangle, find the length of the hypotenuse
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if 1/3 and 1/4 are the lengths of the two legs of a right triangle, find the length of the hypotenuse
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h^2 = (1/3)^2 + (1/4)^2
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h^2 = 1/9 + 1/16
h^2 = (25)/(9*16)
h = 5/(3*4)
h = 5/12
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stan H.