Find the missing side of a right triangle with hypotenuse 13 cm and one side 5 cm.

Finding a missing side in a right triangle

Find the missing side of a right triangle with hypotenuse 13 cm and one side 5 cm.
a = ?b = 5 cmc = 13 cm

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