what is the length of the hypotenuse a=5 and b=12 what is c= to

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given : 

a=5,  b=12 and,  c= ?

By phythogoras theorem, we know

c² = a² + b²

= 5² + 12²

= 25 + 144

= 169

Taking square root of both sides, we get

c = 13

 

Thus, hypotenuse is 13