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

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) $c ^ { 2 } = a ^ { 2 } + b ^ { 2 }$