SOLUTION: A right triangle has legs of 5 centimeters and 12 centimeters. What is the length of its hypotenuse to the nearest whole number?
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Question 790970: A right triangle has legs of 5 centimeters and 12 centimeters. What is the length of its hypotenuse to the nearest whole number?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hypotenuse^2 = 5^2 + 12^2
Hypotenuse^2 = 169
Hypotenuse =
Hypotenuse = 13 centimetres.
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