Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle shown?

Answer 1

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the Pyhagorean theorem:

$leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2$

We have the lengths of legs 12 and 16. Substitute:

$c^2=12^2+16^2\\\\c^2=144+256\\\\c^2=400\to c=\sqrt{400}\\\\c=20$