In a right-angled triangle, the legs are 12 cm and 5 cm. What is its hypotenuse?

The desired unspecified number of centimeters, equal to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle, is determined using the conditional variable “Y”.

Based on the conditions of this example, we will have the following expression: 12 x 12 + 5 x 5 = Y x Y.

The result of the calculation performed will look like this Y ^ 2 = 144 + 25 = 169 or Y = √169 = 13 centimeters.

Answer: The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 13 centimeters.



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