SOLUTION: how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 5 and 7

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Question 700957: how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that measure 5 and 7
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The Pythagorean Theorem states that A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2+=+C%5E2
Where A & B are the two sides of a right triangle and C is the hypotenuse.
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For your example, let A = 5 and B = 7
5%5E2+%2B+7%5E2+=+C%5E2
Simplify
25+%2B+49+=+C%5E2
Combine like terms
74+=+C%5E2
Take the square root of both sides
sqrt%2874%29+=+C
Simplify
highlight%288.60+=+C%29