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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and the other leg measures 6 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

Measure of Hypotenuse is 7.8 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the triangle is a right angle, the formula we would use is [tex]a^2 + b^2 = c^2[/tex].

We are looking for the hypotenuse that would be c.

[tex]a^2 + b^2 = c^2[/tex]

[tex]5^2 + 6^2 = c^2[/tex]

[tex]25 + 36 = c^2[/tex]

[tex]61 = c^2[/tex]

[tex]\sqrt{61} = \sqrt{c^2}[/tex]

7.8102 = c

c = 7.8 cm

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