SOLUTION: Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle if it's other sides are 5 inches and 12 inches.

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Question 39921: Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle if it's other sides are 5 inches and 12 inches.
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, abcdefg:
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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5^2 + 12^2 = c^2
25 + 144 = c^2
169 = c^ 2
c = 13

Answer by abcdefg(37) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2 + b^2 =c^2
5^2 +12^2 = c^2
25 + 144 = c^2
169 = c^2
cancel c^2 to make c and squre 169 (u have to do it to both sides)
c = 13
hypotinuse = 13