SOLUTION: The question is:
A right triangle has legs of length 5 inches and 12 inches.
A.) Fine the area of a square drawn on the hypotenuse of the triangle.
B.) What is the length of t
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A right triangle has legs of length 5 inches and 12 inches.
A.) Fine the area of a square drawn on the hypotenuse of the triangle.
B.) What is the length of t
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Question 75483: The question is:
A right triangle has legs of length 5 inches and 12 inches.
A.) Fine the area of a square drawn on the hypotenuse of the triangle.
B.) What is the length of the hypotenuse? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The question is:
A right triangle has legs of length 5 inches and 12 inches.
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A.) Find the area of a square drawn on the hypotenuse of the triangle.
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Using pythagorus:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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c^2 would be the area of the square formed by the hypotenuse
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5^2 + 12^2 = c^2
25 + 144 = 169 sq inches the area of the square formed by the hypotenuse
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B.) What is the length of the hypotenuse?
Hypotenuse = sqrt(169) = 13 inches
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