SOLUTION: Find the Hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are (a) 3, 4 (b) 5, 12 (c) 6, 8: (d) 7, 24 (e) 8, 15. What do I do?

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Question 673285: Find the Hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are (a) 3, 4 (b) 5, 12 (c) 6, 8: (d) 7, 24 (e) 8, 15.
What do I do?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a)
a^2+b^2=c^2
3^2+4^2
=9+16
=25
sqrt(25)=5 hypotenuse
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Ed