Asked by Zephyr Benedict
A right triangle has sides that are 12 cm and 13 cm. Find x for the third side.
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If the 13 is the hypotenuse (the largest side), use Pythagoras:
x^2 + 12^2 = 13^2
x^2 + 144 = 169
x^2 = 25
x = 5 cm.
(If instead 12 and 13 were the two legs, the hypotenuse would be sqrt(144+169)=sqrt(313) ≈ 17.69 cm.)
x^2 + 12^2 = 13^2
x^2 + 144 = 169
x^2 = 25
x = 5 cm.
(If instead 12 and 13 were the two legs, the hypotenuse would be sqrt(144+169)=sqrt(313) ≈ 17.69 cm.)
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