SOLUTION: in a right triangle abc the length of the two legs are 3/2and 1/2 find the measure of the hypotenus

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Question 833467: in a right triangle abc the length of the two legs are 3/2and 1/2 find the measure of the hypotenus
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in a right triangle abc the length of the two legs are 3/2and 1/2 find the measure of the hypotenus
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apply Pythagorean theorem:
(3/2)^2 + (1/2)^2 = c^2
9/4 + 1/4 = c^2
10/4 = c^2
5/2 = c^2
sqrt%285%2F2%29+=+c
5sqrt%282%29%2F2+=+c