A right triangle has legs that measure 8 inches and 15 inches what is the lenght of the hypotenuse

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asked Dec 26, 2019 70.2k views

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Aditya Nigam · Answer 1 · 2019-12-27T08:05:46+0000

So we would use the Pythagoras theorem here: that is a sq plus b sq I equals to c sq.
15^2 + 8^2 = 225+64 = 289
Hypotenuse= 17 inches.