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The side lengths of a right triangle are \"\" ; \"c.

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Apply Pythagorean theorem: \"a

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\"\"     (Substitute 7.2 for a and 2.7 for b)

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\"\"        (Evaluate powers: \"\")\"\"

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\"\"                    (Add: \"\")

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\"\"             (Apply square root on each side)

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\"\"          (Write \"\")

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\"\"                       (Cancel sqaure and root)\"\"

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The length of the hypotenuse is \"\".