Question 739214
Hello, 
Use this formula to solve. 
A^2 + B^2 = C^2
Plug in the numbers:
12^2 + B^2 = 20^2
Rewrite:
144 + B^2 = 400
Subtract 144 and sq rt and we get
16 inches
Make sense?
RJ
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