Question

Find the following measure for this figure.
12
10

Answer 1

13 units

Explanation:

Using the right triangle formed by the 2 legs and the slant height s

The legs are 12 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5, with hypotenuse s

Using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle, then

s² = 12² + 5² = 144 + 25 = 169 ( take the square root of both sides )

s =
`√(169)` = 13