Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, whose legs have lengths of 12 meters and 35 meters?

Answer 1

Use the pythagorean theorem

In your case, b = 12 m and c = 35 m, the hypotenuse a is:
a^2 = b^2 + c^2
a^2 = 12^2 + 35^2
a = sqrt(12^2 + 35^2)
a = ...?