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Step 3: Relate the sides of the right triangle to the diagram of the real-life problem.

In this figure, drag the lengths that represent each number of the Pythagorean triple to the appropriate place on the diagram. What part of the right triangle is the wire?

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Check Answer.

The wire is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

Step 4: Identify the length of the wire.

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Check Answer.

Since the wire is the hypotenuse of the right triangle, the wire has a length of 13 meters.