SOLUTION: What is the length of the hypotenuse in a triangle whose legs measure 8 inches and 6 inches?

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Question 407383: What is the length of the hypotenuse in a triangle whose legs measure 8 inches and 6 inches?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The hypotenuse is sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29=sqrt%286%5E2%2B8%5E2%29=sqrt%2836%2B64%29=sqrt%28100%29=10 inches long. I used the pythagorean theorem.


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