Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 12 cm and the other leg measures 8 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

8^2+12^2=x^2

64+144=x^2

208=x^2

Square root both sides

X= 14.422

Explanation:

Leg^2 + leg^2 = hyp^2