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Dwight
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#

So, with your numbers

#"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# cm

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