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  • 15-11-2018
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If the lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 5 and 12, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

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  • 19-11-2018

h - length of the hypotenuse

Use the Pyhagorean theorem:

[tex]h^2=5^2+12^2\\\\h^2=25+144\\\\h^2=169\to h=\sqrt{169}\\\\\boxed{h=13}[/tex]

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