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What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle shown?

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle shown class=

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  • 30-01-2019

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the Pyhagorean theorem:

[tex]leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2[/tex]

We have the lengths of legs 12 and 16. Substitute:

[tex]c^2=12^2+16^2\\\\c^2=144+256\\\\c^2=400\to c=\sqrt{400}\\\\c=20[/tex]


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