document.write( "Question 880158: I am having trouble trying to figure out how to find the hypothenuse. Please help with this question and explain to me what was done to get the answer.\r
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If I drew a triangle, there would be three sides. The two legs are the shorter sides and the hypotenuse is the side that is opposite of the ninety degree angle.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can use pythagorean theorem to figure out the side for the missing hypotenuse.
\n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "5^2+12^2=c^2
\n" ); document.write( "25+144= c^2
\n" ); document.write( "169=c^2
\n" ); document.write( "NOW TAKE THE SQUARE ROOTS OF BOTH SIDES TO FIND OUT C.
\n" ); document.write( "13=c\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "SO the hypotenuse is 13.
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