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Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 9cm and 12 cm.

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hypotenuse^2=base^3+height^2


?^2=9^2+12^2


?^2=81+144


?^2=225


?^2=15^2


?=15
User Zubair Hassan
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h = sqrt(9^2 + 12^2) = sqrt(81 + 144) = sqrt(225) = 15
hypothenus = 15 cm.
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