Question

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 1

15

Explanation:

Ok, first the formula for this is a^2+b^2=c^2

or leg^2+ leg^2= hypotenuse^2

so (12)^2+(9)^2=hy^2

144+81, 225=hy^2

hy=square root of 225: 15