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If The legs of a right triangle measure 5 cm and 12 cm what is the length of the hypotenuse

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Answer:13

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If The legs of a right triangle measure 5 cm and 12 cm what is the length of the hypotenuse-example-1
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13 cm

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By Pythagorean theorem:


hypotenuse = \sqrt{ {12}^(2) + {5}^(2) } \\ = √(144 + 25) \\ = √(169) \\ = 13 \: cm

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