SOLUTION: If the legs of a right triangle measure 5 cm and 12 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
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Question 298767: If the legs of a right triangle measure 5 cm and 12 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hypotenuse is sqrt(5^2+12^2)=sqrt(25+144)=sqrt(169)=13
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