SOLUTION: How do you find the length of the missing side of a triangle when given only on side, if the side given is the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

Question 250273: How do you find the length of the missing side of a triangle when given only on side, if the side given is the hypotenuse of a right triangle?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you find the length of the missing side of a triangle when given only on side, if the side given is the hypotenuse of a right triangle?
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To find any side or angle of a triangle, you have to know 3 elements, and at least one has to be a side.
The hypotenuse and one angle (90 degs) is not sufficient info.

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