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What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle each of the two legs is 6 units?

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Jun 26, 2018

#H = 8.485#

Explanation:

The Pythagorean Theorem States:
#H^2 = L_1^2 + L_2^2#

So,
#H^2 = 6^2 + 6^2# ; #H^2 = 36 + 36 = 72#
#H = 8.485#

A "short cut" for equilateral right triangles is:
#H = sqrt(2) xx L#

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