SOLUTION: The length of the sides of a triangle are given as 8, 15, and 17. The hypotenuse is the side that is of length______? Thank you so much for your help

SOLUTION: The length of the sides of a triangle are given as 8, 15, and 17. The hypotenuse is the side that is of length______? Thank you so much for your help

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Question 852028: The length of the sides of a triangle are given as 8, 15, and 17. The hypotenuse is the side that is of length______?
Thank you so much for your help
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The longest side of a right triangle is the hypotenuse. In this case, that's the side that's 17.
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