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Mal87:

What is the formula to get the hypotenuse of a triangle?

Hero:

@Mal87 it would depend on the type of triangle and information you're given for the triangle itself.

Mal87:

The two legs are 10 and 16

Hero:

Okay, for that you'll want to use the Pythagorean Theorem: If given two legs, a and b, then side, c, the hypotenuse can be found using the following formula: \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)

Mal87:

I came up with c=18.8 but it said round to the nearest tenth so I rounded to 19.

Mal87:

@Hero

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