The legs of a right triangle are 5 and 7 cm long, respectively. What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round your a

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The legs of a right triangle are 5 and 7 cm long, respectively. What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round your a

nswer to two decimal places.
A. 12 cm
B. 9 cm
C. 4.90 cm
D. 8.60 cm

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valentinak56 [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-21T00:38:27+03:00

valentinak56 [21]3 years ago

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A squared plus B squared equals C squared, so what you need to do it square 5 and 7. 5 = 25 7 = 48 Then add then and square root your answer. 48 + 25 = 73. 73 square rooted equals an rounded amount of 8.6. SO the answer is D