SOLUTION: The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 22 feet and 19 feet. which equation would you solve to find the length of the hypotenuse?

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Question 450053: The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 22 feet and 19 feet. which equation would you solve to find the length of the hypotenuse?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I wouldn't solve an equation, per se, I would simply do some arithmetic. Square 22, square 19, add the two values, take the square root of the result. But if you insist on an equation:



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