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A right triangle has legs with lengths of 5 cm and 12 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.. A.. 7 cm. B.. 13 cm. C.. 17 cm. D.. 34 cm

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metchelle metchelle

29-06-2016

This can be solved using the pythagorean theorem. The theorem is shown below:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

The hypotenuse is c, so substituting the given values:

c^2 = (5)^2 + 12^2
c^2 = 25 + 144
c = sqrt(169)
c = 13

Therefore, the correct answer is B. 13 cm.

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