SOLUTION: Find the length of the missing side of the right triangle. Round to three decimal places, if necessary. a= 12, c = 20

Question 204600: Find the length of the missing side of the right triangle. Round to three decimal places, if necessary.
a= 12, c = 20
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the missing side of a right triangle in which a = 12, c = 20, b = ?
Assuming that side c is the hypotenuse, then you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find side b:
Substitute a = 12 and c = 20.
Simplify.
Subtract 144 from both sides of the equation.
Take the square root of both sides.

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