A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse cm and one other side cm. Find the third side in cm.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 12
- Step 1: .
- Step 2: .
Answer
12.
Why not the others: 8: it subtracts the lengths instead of using squares. 18: it adds the given sides.
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