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Find the missing side in the right triangle, Round to the nearest tenth,


Find the missing side in the right triangle, Round to the nearest tenth, -example-1
User Jpwatts
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Answer:

12.6

Explanation:

12 square plus 4 square then the root of that equals 12.6

User Dennis Smolek
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Hello!


\large\boxed{c = 12.65}

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the hypotenuse:

a² + b² = c²

Plug in the given values:

12² + 4² = c²

144 + 16 = c²

160 = c²

Take the square root of both sides:

c = √160

c ≈ 12.65.

User UmmaGumma
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