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Help me, please!!!!!!

Help me, please!!!!!!-example-1

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Answer: 15, or d

Explanation:

use Pythagorean Theorem. We are trying to find c^2, or the hypotenuse.

a^2+b^2=c^2

12^2+9^2=c^2

144+81=c^2

225=c^2

√225= √c^2

15=c

Your answer is D.

User Erich Mirabal
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12^2 + 9^2 = 225

the square root of 225 = 15

x = 15

User Monocle
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