Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse?
12
5
X=
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Answer 1

13

Explanation:

`\sqrt{5^(2) + 12^(2)} = √(169) \\ \\ √(169) = 13`

a²+b²=c²

Answer 2

x = 13

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse

5^2 + 12^2 = x^2

25+144 = x^2

169 = x^2

Taking the square root of each side

sqrt(169) = sqrt(x^2)

13 =x