Answer:
Hi there!
The correct answer is: 20
Step-by-step explanation:
knowing this a right triangle you can solve this problem in two ways
Method One: Pythagorean Theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 then plug in the values
(12)^2 + (16)^2 = c^2 this will come out to be 400 = c^2
square root both sides and you get c = 20
Method Two: Pythagorean Identities
if you ever learned the Pythagorean identity 3,4,5
this triangle is indeed a 3,4,5 triangle it's just that each side is multiplied by the factor 4
so in this case since you know the missing side should be 5 you just multiply 5 by 4 and you get 20
