SOLUTION: If one of the legs of a right triangle is 3 and the other leg is 5, then the length of the hypotenuse is 1.square root of 34 2.34 3.square root of 8 4.8

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Question 198418: If one of the legs of a right triangle is 3 and the other leg is 5, then the length of the hypotenuse is
1.square root of 34
2.34
3.square root of 8
4.8

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let h = hypotenuse
then
h^2 = 3^2 + 5^2
h^2 = 9 + 25
h^2 = 34
h = sqrt%2834%29