A right triangle has legs 12 cm and 16 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
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Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 12² + 16² = 144 + 256 = 400, so the hypotenuse is 20 cm.
A right triangle has legs 12 cm and 16 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 12² + 16² = 144 + 256 = 400, so the hypotenuse is 20 cm.