Question

Find the length of the missing side.

Answer 1

13 cm

Explanation:

You can use the pythagorean theorem to solve this problem. The pythagorean theorem states that
`a^2+b^2=c^2` where and b are the legs of a right triangle and c is the hypotenuse.

In the problem, we are given two legs, 12 and 5, so we can substitute them in for a and b and solve from there:

`5^2+12^2=c^2`

`25+144=c^2`

`c^2=169`

`c=13`

The missing side is 13 cm long