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What is the length of the hypotnuse in a right triangle with sides lengths of 8 and 15

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Answer:

Hypotenuse = 17

Step-by-step explanation:

if: a = 8, b = 15 c = hypotenuse:

[tex]c=\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2} }[/tex]

[tex]c = \sqrt{(8)^{2} +(15)^{2} } =\sqrt{64+225}=\sqrt{289} =17[/tex]

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