SOLUTION: What is the hypotenuse of a triangle with legs of 6 and 12?
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Question 418285: What is the hypotenuse of a triangle with legs of 6 and 12?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming the triangle is a right triangle (based on using the word 'hypotenuse'), we can use the Pythagorean Theorem:
where
c = hypotenuse
a = a leg = 6
b = the other leg = 12
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Substituting what we know:
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Be sure to state the answer to the question:
The hypotenuse is 13.4164079.
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Done.
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