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

User AnthonyR
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Answer:

20 centimeters

Explanation:

to find the length of a use the pythagoran theorem.

A^2+B^2=C^2 with a and b being the legs.

Plug in the numbers 12^2+16^2=c^2

Solve

c=20

User Ahmad Maleki
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Answer:

20 cm

Explanation:

Using the Pythagorean theorem:


(a^2)+(b^2)=(c^2)\\(12)^2+(16)^2=(c^2)\\144+256=c^2\\400=c^2


√(x) 400=c^(2) \\c^2=20\\

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