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A student is asked to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The length of one leg is 32 ​centimeters, and the length of the other leg is 28 centimeters. The student incorrectly says that the length of the hypotenuse is 7.7 centimeters. Answer parts a and b.
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Part 1
a. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
The length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle to the nearest tenth of a centimeter is
  
enter your response here cm.
​(Round to the nearest tenth as​ needed.)

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Use the Pythagorean theorem: c = sqrt(32^2 + 28^2) = sqrt(1024 + 784) = sqrt(1808) = 4√113 ≈ 42.5206.
Rounded to the nearest tenth: 42.5 cm.