SOLUTION: What is the measure of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs measure 7 inches and 12 inches?
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Question 312494: What is the measure of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs measure 7 inches and 12 inches?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = hypotenuse
This doesn't come out to a perfect square, so take the square root of each side. I'm not sure if you want a decimal approximation.
, (reject the negative answer since the side of a triangle cannot be negative!)
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