a right triangle has legs 12 ft. and 5 ft. what is the length of the hypotenuse?

2 answers

Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

12^2 + 5^2 = c^2

144 + 25 = c^2

169 = c^2

13 = v
13 = c