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Find the hypotenuse for a right triangle with legs 8 and 12. Write your answers in simplest exact form

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Answer:4√(13)

Explanation:

Adjacent=12

Opposite=8

Hypotenuse=√((adjacent)^2+(opposite)^2)

hypotenuse=√(12^2+8^2)

Hypotenuse=√(12x12+8x8)

Hypotenuse=√(144+64)

Hypotenuse=√(208)

Hypotenuse=√(16x13)

hypotenuse=√(16) x √(13)

Hypotenuse=4 x √(13)

Hypotenuse=4√(13)

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