Question

Find the length of the missing hypoden as a right triangle if the two legs have lengths five and 12.

Answer 1

To find the hypotenuse we going to use the Pythagorean theorem

`c^2=a^2+b^2`

being c the hypotenuse and a and b the other two sides

Replacing

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

Solving

`\begin{gathered} c^2=25+144 \\ c^2=169 \\ c=√(169) \\ c=13 \end{gathered}`

Answer: hypotenuse = 13