A right triangle has legs 8 cm and 15 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
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Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 8² + 15² = 64 + 225 = 289, so the hypotenuse is 17 cm.
A right triangle has legs 8 cm and 15 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 8² + 15² = 64 + 225 = 289, so the hypotenuse is 17 cm.