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The legs of the right triangle are 8 and 12cm. what is the length of the hypotenuse

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Answer:

The square root of 208 cm or approximately 14.4 cm

Explanation:

There is formula called the Pythagorean theorem and it is a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Where a is equal to height and b is equal to the base.

To put the numbers into the formula:

12^2 + 8^2 = c^2

144 + 64 = c^2

208 = c^2

sqrt (208) cm = c