document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=428806>Question 428806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a right triangle, if the measures of the legs are 5 in and 12 in, find the measure of the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "apply the pythagorean theorem to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h = hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h^2 = 5^2 + 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 25 + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 169<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 13 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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