SOLUTION: The two legs of a right triangle measure 3" and 6". What is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Question 523758: The two legs of a right triangle measure 3" and 6". What is the length of the hypotenuse?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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One leg 3 in
Second leg 6 in
Hypotenuse x in
By Pythagoras theorem
Hypotenuse^2 = Leg1^2+leg2^2
+%09x+%09%5E2%09=%093%09%5E2%09%2B%096%09%5E2
x ^2 = 9 + 36
x ^2 = 45
+sqrt%28x%5E2%29=%09%09sqrt%28%0945%09%29
x= 6.71 in

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