SOLUTION: what is the hypotenuse of a right triangle if one leg is 58 feet 5 and 1/2 inches and the other leg is 43 feet and 5 inches long

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Question 770011: what is the hypotenuse of a right triangle if one leg is 58 feet 5 and 1/2 inches and the other leg is 43 feet and 5 inches long
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what is the hypotenuse of a right triangle if one leg is 58 feet 5 and 1/2 inches and the other leg is 43 feet and 5 inches long
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One leg is 58*12 + 5.5 = 701.5 inches
The other leg is 43*12 + 5 = 521 inches
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h%5E2+=+701.5%5E2+%2B+521%5E2%29
h%5E2+=+763543.25
h =~ 873.8096 inches