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The legs of a right triangle are 9 cm and 12 cm. Find the hypotenuse in cm.

  1. 15
  2. 21
  3. 13.5
  4. 18

Answer

A. 15

Solution

c=sqrt(92+122)=sqrt(225)=15 cm.

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