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26millecai:

What is the length, in units, of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if each of the two legs is 3 units? (5 points) Square root of 18 units Square root of 27 units 3 units 6 units

QuestionCoveBot:

So since the legs are 3 units each, add them up. So 3+3 is...

26millecai:

6

QuestionCoveBot:

Yes, so the hypotenuse is 6 units.

26millecai:

that is the answer 6?

QuestionCoveBot:

Yes, 6.

26millecai:

ohhh thank you!

QuestionCoveBot:

Mhm, you're welcome.

snowflake0531:

no

snowflake0531:

@questioncovebot wrote:
So since the legs are 3 units each, add them up. So 3+3 is...
You can't just add them up, if you did that the "triangle" would be a straight line

snowflake0531:

use the pythagorean theorem \(a^2 +b^2=c^2\) the two legs are a and b, hypotenuse is c replace the variables: \(3^2+3^2=c^2\\18=c^2\\c=\sqrt{18}\)

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