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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 12 cm and the other leg measures 9 cm.

Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

15cm

Explanation:

a^2+b^2=c^2

12^2+9^2=c^2

144+81=c^2

c^2=225

c=15

User Jed Schaaf
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15 cm

Pls see photo for explanation!
One of the legs of a right triangle measures 12 cm and the other leg measures 9 cm-example-1
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