Question 657339: What is the length of the hypotenuse of whose legs are 5 feet and 12 feet Found 2 solutions by swincher4391, MathLover1:Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have a right triangle, therefore you can use the Pythagorean Theorem.
This states that for legs a,b and hypotenuse c, you have:
Using this we have
or
But since we're talking about a length, c can only be positive.
Thus c =13.
