SOLUTION: on a grid paper, make a right triage with legs of length 8 and 12. The question is what are legs?

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Question 124003: on a grid paper, make a right triage with legs of length 8 and 12.

The question is what are legs?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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IN A RIGHT TRIANGLE GENERALLY THE LEGS ARE THE 2 SIDES (BASE & HEIGHT) WITH THE 90 DEGREE ANGLE BETWEEN THEM.
THE MISSING LINE IS USUALLY THE HYPOTENUSE.
THE THIRD SIDE (HYPOTENUSE) IS CIS THE TERM IN THE PYTHAGOREAN THE0RUM:
A^2+B^2=C^2
THUS WE HAVE:
8^2+12^2=C^2
64+144=C^2
208=C^2
C=SQRT208
C=14.42 LENGTH OF THE HYPOTENUSE.