If a and B Are the Lengths of the Legs $c = a + b$

question 77

Multiple Choice

If a and b are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and c is the length of the hypotenuse, then __________.

• A) \(c = a + b\)
• B) \(c ^ { 2 } = a ^ { 2 } - b ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(a ^ { 2 } = c + b ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(b ^ { 2 } = a ^ { 2 } + c ^ { 2 }\)
• E) \(c ^ { 2 } = a ^ { 2 } + b ^ { 2 }\)

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