15 POINTS, please complete this problem and explain to me how you did it lol, there's so many of these in my homework and I'm in desperate need of help

Answer:
5
Step-by-step explanation:
you have to do a^2+b^2=c^2, so a you don't know so skip that then for the b u would put 12^2 wich is 144 then you know the c witch us 13^2 wich is 169. then solve the equation which would give you a answer of 5