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Feb 5, 2018

The hypotenuse would be 12.26 cm.

Explanation:

You can write Pythagorus's theorem this way

${hypotenuse}^{2} = {adjacent}^{2} + {opposite}^{2}$ $"hypotenuse"^2 = "adjacent"^2+"opposite"^2$

So, with your numbers

${hypotenuse}^{2} = {2.5}^{2} + 12^{2} = 6.25 + 144 = 150.25$ $"hypotenuse"^2 = 2.5^2 + 12^2= 6.25+144=150.25$

Now, take the square root of both sides:

hypotenuse $= \sqrt{150.25} = 12.26$ $=sqrt(150.25) = 12.26$ cm

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