Question
A right triangle has two legs that measure 9 cm and 12 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

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32 cm 9 cm

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Responses

21 cm
21 cm

3 cm
3 cm

15 cm
15 cm

225 cm

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: c² = a² + b².

c² = 9² + 12² = 81 + 144 = 225
c = √225 = 15

Answer: 15 cm.