A student is asked to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The length of one leg is 28 ​centimeters, and the length of the other leg is 22 centimeters. The student incorrectly says that the length of the hypotenuse is 7.1 centimeters. Answer parts a and b a. . Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. A. The length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle to the nearest tenth of a centimeter
b. What mistake might the student have​ made?
A.
she found the difference of the square roots of the lengths of the legs.
B.
she found the sum of the square roots of the lengths of the legs.
C.
she took the square root of the sum of the lengths of the legs.
D.
she took the square root of the difference of the lengths of the legs.
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​(Round to the nearest tenth as​ needed.)