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  • 19-04-2022
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Given a right triangle with a leg of 8 and a hypotenuse of 17, what is the length of the other leg?

Given a right triangle with a leg of 8 and a hypotenuse of 17 what is the length of the other leg class=

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escdemich090
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  • 19-04-2022
Pythagorean Theorem: a2+b2 = c2
where a, b are the sides of the right triangle and c is the hypotenuse

82 + x2 = 172 where x is the other side
x2 = 172 - 82
x2 = 289-64
x2 = 225
x = √225
x = 15
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skylierose77
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  • 19-04-2022

Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation

bc the legs have 2 b shorter than the hypotenuse

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