What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle shown?

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Explanation:

Use the Pyhagorean theorem:

leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2

We have the lengths of legs 12 and 16. Substitute:

$c^2=12^2+16^2\\\\c^2=144+256\\\\c^2=400\to c=√(400)\\\\c=20$

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