jeremiahsavage jeremiahsavage
  • 04-03-2018
  • Mathematics
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The lengths of the legs of a right angle triangle 12 cm and 35 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Wizkid8402
Wizkid8402 Wizkid8402
  • 04-03-2018
We can use the pythagorean theorem.

Allow x to be the hypotenuse.

12^2+35^2=x^2
144+1225=x^2
1369=x^2
x=37

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mumsy
mumsy mumsy
  • 04-03-2018
we know that in a right triangle 
c^2=a^2+b^2, where c is the hypotenuse
c^2=12^2+25^2=144+625=769
c=sqrt769= aprox 27.73

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