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Form the triangle using gridlines. The measure of segment JK is the hypotenuse

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of the right triangle.

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From Figure: \"\".

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The Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse is the sum of

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the squares of the legs.

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\"\"                              (Add: 25 + 64 = 89)

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\"\"                        (Take the Square of root each side: \"\")\"\"

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Distance between two points J and K is about 9.433 units.