Question

A right triangle has legs of 12 ft and 16 ft. Find the longest side of the triangle. I don't get this at all :( help please

Answer 1

Answer:

The longest side of the triangle is the side with 16 ft because when you subtract 16 and 12 you get an answer of 4 which means that 16 is 4 more feet bigger then the other side.

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Answer 2

Answer:

longest side = 20 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

In a right triangle the longest side is the side opposite the right angle.

This side is called the hypotenuse and we can calculate it using Pythagoras' identity.

let h be the hypotenuse, then

h² = 12² + 16² = 144 + 256 = 400

h² = 400 ( take the square root of both sides )

h = $\sqrt{400}$ = 20 ← longest side