Question

The legs of a right triangle are 5m and 12m long. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Explain how you found your answer.

Answer 1

Please help me!

Answer 2

Use pythagorean theorem a^2+b^2=c^2

5^2+12^2=c^2

can you solve for c?

Answer 3

I get confused after I find out what the sum of the legs are. I got 169.

Answer 4

Thats right, so now you have c^2=169

take the square root of 169 to find c

Answer 5

13?

Answer 6

Yep

Answer 7

ok thanks!