SOLUTION: What is the length, in simplified form, of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 33 and 44 units long?

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Question 953889: What is the length, in simplified form, of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 33 and 44 units long?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
33%5E2%2B44%5E2=H%5E2
11%5E2%283%5E2%2B4%5E2%29=H%5E2
H=11%5E2%285%5E2%29
H=11%285%29
H=55