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The legs of a right triangle are 6 cinimeters and 12 cintimeteres long. which number is closer to the measure of the hypotenuse in cinimeteres?

6
13
18
72

User Typhaon
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you have to use the theorem. which is A^2+B^2=c^2... so do 12x12 and 6x6 and add the answer of both together. then put c^2 after an equal sign. then add the sums together and then square root the sum and the c^2. so you’re answer woild be closer to 72:)
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