SOLUTION: What is the length of the hypotenuse of whose legs are 5 feet and 12 feet

Question 657339: What is the length of the hypotenuse of whose legs are 5 feet and 12 feet
Found 2 solutions by swincher4391, MathLover1:
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have a right triangle, therefore you can use the Pythagorean Theorem.
This states that for legs a,b and hypotenuse c, you have:

Using this we have

or
But since we're talking about a length, c can only be positive.
Thus c =13.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

use Pythagorean theorem:
the hypotenuse
legs are and
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