Define a function hypotenuse that calculates the hypotenuse of a right triangle when the other two sides are given. The function should take two double arguments and return the hypotenuse as a double. You can use the sqrt function from the cmath library. Use this function in a program to determine the hypotenuse for each of the following triangles:       Triangle     Side 1        Side 2             1             3.0            4.0            2             5.0            12.0            3             8.0            15.0

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Define a function hypotenuse that calculates the hypotenuse of a right triangle when the other two sides are given. The function should take two double arguments and return the hypotenuse as a double. You can use the sqrt function from the cmath library. Use this function in a program to determine the hypotenuse for each of the following triangles:

      Triangle     Side 1        Side 2

            1             3.0            4.0

           2             5.0            12.0

           3             8.0            15.0

 

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