SOLUTION: Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 8 and 15 units in length.

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Question 203717: Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 8 and 15 units in length.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
8^2+15^2=289
sq root of 289=17