Question

the triangle is a right triangle and on the left is 5 on the bottom is 12.

solve for C.

A: 4
B: 13
C: 7
D: 9

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 13

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the missing hypotenuse of a right triangle we can use this formula:

$c = \sqrt{(a^{2} } +b^{2} )$

Lets solve:

$c = \sqrt{5^{2} + 12^{2} }$

$c = \sqrt{25 + 144}$

$c = \sqrt{169}$

$c = 13$