Question

The legs of a right triangle are 12 centimetres and 8 centimeters. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

a² + b² = c²

12² + 8² = c²

c² = 144 + 64

c² = 208

c=√208

c= 4√13 or 14.42 (nearest hundredth)

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Answer: The length of the hypotenuse is 14.42 cm.
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