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Question 546524: the two perpendicular sides of a triangle are 4 and 8. what is the length of the third side
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the two perpendicular sides of a triangle are 4 and 8. what is the length of the third side
Since "two sides are perpendicular", it must be a "right triangle" -- you can now apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let x = third side
then
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