One of the legs of a right triangle measures 12 cm and the other leg measures 8 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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To find the measure of the hypotenuse, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Let x = hypotenuse
12^2 + 8^2 = x^2
144 + 64 = x^2
208 = x^2
x = √208
x ≈ 14.4 cm
So, the measure of the hypotenuse is approximately 14.4 cm.