SOLUTION: a=3, b=4, c=?

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a=3, b=4, c=?
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Assuming a and b are the short sides of a right triangle:



c = 5
This is the 3, 4, 5 right triangle that we see a lot of.
Carpenters use this to see if 2 walls are at a right angle: they measure 3' from the corner on one wall, 4' on the other, and check to see if the diagonal is 5 feet.

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