Two sides of a right triangle are 8’’ and 12’’

Question

find the missing side of the triangle if 8 and 12 are legs

 

Answer 1

By missing side, you must mean the hypotenuse.

a² + b² = c² 

8² + 12² = c²

64 + 144 = c²

208 = c²

√208 = √c²

√16√13 = c

4√13 inches = c