A right triangle has legs 5 cm and 12 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
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Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 5² + 12² = 25 + 144 = 169, so the hypotenuse is 13 cm.
A right triangle has legs 5 cm and 12 cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
Use the Pythagorean theorem: leg² + leg² = hypotenuse². Here 5² + 12² = 25 + 144 = 169, so the hypotenuse is 13 cm.