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What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.-example-1
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By the Pythagorean theorem,


a^(2)+12^(2)=13^(2)\\\\a^(2)+144=169\\\\a^(2)=25\\ \\ a=\boxed{5}

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