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Please help! i think the answer is 12 but any verification would be greatly appreciated!

Please help! i think the answer is 12 but any verification would be greatly appreciated-example-1
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the right answer is 12 !
User Maxim Kulikov
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Answer:

13.9 or 14

Explanation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

5^2 + 13^2 = c^2

25 + 169 = 197

square root 197 to get c

c = 13.9 (14 rounded up)

Helpful thing to note is that the hyptoenuse will always be longer than your "long side" of the triangle

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