If one leg of a right triangle is 8 inches long, and the other leg is 12 inches long, how many.

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Transcript If one leg of a right triangle is 8 inches long, and the other leg is 12 inches long, how many.

If one leg of a right triangle is 8 inches long, and the other leg is 12 inches
long, how many inches long is the triangle's hypotenuse?
F. 4 13
G. 4 10
H. 2 10
J. 4 5
K. 4
The correct answer is F.
Explanation:
By the Pythagorean theorem, the length of the hypotenuse is
8  12  64  144  208  16  13  4 13
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