SOLUTION: how do you find the unknown Hypotenuse side in a triangle when the opposite is 6cm and the adjacent is 3cm

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Question 842525: how do you find the unknown Hypotenuse side in a triangle when the opposite is 6cm and the adjacent is 3cm
Answer by TheInstructor(29) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find hypotenuse of any triangle is a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Your c is your hypotenuse.
6^2 + 3^2 = c^2
45= c^2

Therefore c =%28sqrt%2845%29%29%29