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The length of 12cm and 5 cm missing one

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Answer:

13cm

Explanation:

Let the given lengths be the opposte amd adjacent sides of a right triangle'

The missing side will be the hypotenuse

Using the pythagoras theorem;

hyp^2 = 5² + 12²

hyp² = 25 + 144

hyp² = 169

hyp =√169

hyp = 13cm

Hence the missing one is 13cm

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