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Determine the length of the hypotenuse for a right triangle with height of 12 and length of 5.

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Determine the length of the hypotenuse for a right triangle with height of 12 and length of 5.

asked Mar 1, 2014 in TRIGONOMETRY by harvy0496 Apprentice

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Given right angle traingle sides are 12 and 5.

We know that hypotenuse^2 = oppositeside^2+Adjacentside^2

hypotenuse^2 = 144+25

hypotenuse^2 = 169

Apply squre root on each side.

length of hypotenuse is 13.

answered Mar 1, 2014 by ashokavf Scholar

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