SOLUTION: I need to find the missing length of the right side of triangle where 4cm is the left side angle and 12cm is the bottom side and y is the right side

SOLUTION: I need to find the missing length of the right side of triangle where 4cm is the left side angle and 12cm is the bottom side and y is the right side

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Question 244412: I need to find the missing length of the right side of triangle where 4cm is the left side angle and 12cm is the bottom side and y is the right side
Answer by math11(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You've got a right triangle therefore you use the Pythagorean theorem to find your missing side.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2
4^2 + 12^2 = c^2
16 + 144 = c^2
160 = c^2
4 square root of 10 cm is your answer =)
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