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prealgebra senior
Problem
In a right-angled triangle, the sum of the squares of the three side lengths is 1800. What is the length of the hypotenuse of this triangle?
Solution
Suppose the side lengths of the triangle are , , and , with the hypotenuse. Then by the Pythagorean Theorem. We are told that Since , then or or or (since the side lengths are positive). So the hypotenuse has length .
Final answer
30