SOLUTION: In a right triangle, find the length of the side not given. ___ b=1, c=\/26 thank you!!!!

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Question 177373: In a right triangle, find the length of the side not given.
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b=1, c=\/26
thank you!!!!
Found 2 solutions by Mathtut, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with Pythagorean's theorem


Plug in and


Square 1 to get 1


Square to get 26


Subtract 1 from both sides.


Combine like terms.


Take the square root of both sides. Note: since this is a side length, a negative length does not make sense. So we're only considering the positive square root.


Take the square root of 25 to get 5


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Answer:


So the solution is which means that the missing side length is 5 units.
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