Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: 16

Doubling both legs gives legs of 12 and 16; the longer is 16.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 10

10 is the hypotenuse of the original triangle.

If you answered 12

12 is the shorter leg of the larger triangle.

If you answered 20

20 is the hypotenuse of the larger triangle.

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