ABC IS A right triangle with legs measuring 5 centimeters and 12 centemeters. What is the measure of the triangles hypitenuse

Answer 1

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the the square root of the sum of the squares of the bases. This is often written as c² = a² + b², where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the bases.

So for this example c² = 5² + 12² = 25 +144 = 169.

c is the square root of 169, which is 13.

Answer 2

c² = 5² + 12²

Can you solve for c and answer?