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  • 12-04-2018
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Find the length of the missing side. The diagram is not drawn to scale. (Please explain how to get to the answer)

Find the length of the missing side The diagram is not drawn to scale Please explain how to get to the answer class=

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  • 19-04-2018
The triangle is a right triangle so use the Pythagorean theorem.

a² + b² = c²

15² + b² = 17²
225 + b² = 289
b² = 64
b = √64
b = 8

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