The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 12cm and 16cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse
Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given :
One leg, let Base = 12 cm
Other leg, let perpendicular = 16 cm
Hypotenuse = ?
By phythogoras theorem,
H² = P² + B²
H² = 16² + 12²
H² = 256 + 144
H² = 400
Taking square root of both sides, we get
H = 20
So, length of Hypotenuse is 20 cm