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a right triangle has leg of lenght 5 inches and 12 inches?

A. find the area of a square drawn on the hypotenuse of the triangle.

B. what is the length of the hypotenuse.

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  • 7 years ago

    Find area of triangle x2, (A=1/2hb)

    a2+b2= c2

    So 5squared plus 12 squared take the square root of the answer.

  • 7 years ago

    Area = 5^2 + 12^2 = 169

    length = sqrt(169) = 13

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