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A student is asked to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The length of one leg is 38 ​centimeters, and the length of the other leg is 27 centimeters. The student incorrectly says that the length of the hypotenuse is 8.1 centimeters. Answer parts a and b.

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Answer: The hypotenuse would be sqrt2173 (approx 46.6) centimeters in length

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem

38^2 + 27^2 =c^2
1444 + 729 = c^2

c^2 = 2173

c=  [tex]\sqrt{2173}[/tex]

≈46.6

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