The above equation is invalid. It is not equal.
-10 = -14v + 14v
-14v + 14v = 0
-10 = 0 This is not equal. There is no solution. Thus, the equation is invalid.
So we can use the Pythagorean's Theorem to figure this out.
The Pythagorean's Theorem is: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Basically, leg1 squared plus leg2 squared = hypotenuse squared
So the two legs are 12 and 16, so we can put them in the equation.
12^2 + 16 ^ 2 = hypotenuse ^2
Or,
144 + 256 = hypotenuse ^ 2
400 = hypotenuse ^ 2
Then we can do the square root of 400 to find the hypotenuse.
√400 = 20
The length of the hypotenuse is 20 centimeters.
