The legs of a right triangle are 12 centimetres and 16 centimeters. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Otto Allmendinger · Answer 1 · 2021-10-26T12:21:43+0000

Answer:

20 cm

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle.

The square on the hypotenuse h is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

h² = 12² + 16² = 144 + 256 = 400 ( take the square root of both sides )

h =
√(400) = 20