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The legs of this right triangle are 2 units and 3 units, so its hypotenuse is not a whole number. What is it?

Class 8Pythagoras TheoremGeometry

A $13$ units
B13 units
C $5$ units
D5 units

Step-by-Step Solution

2^{2} + 3^{2} = 13

, so the hypotenuse is

13

units (about 3.6). 5 comes from adding 2 + 3.

Answer: A)

13

units

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