SOLUTION: find the length of the side not given in a general right triangle where a and b are the short sides and c is the long side.
b=1, c=sqrt 17
What is the length of a?
a=?
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Question 282067: find the length of the side not given in a general right triangle where a and b are the short sides and c is the long side.
b=1, c=sqrt 17
What is the length of a?
a=?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Pythagorean Theorem says:
So, plug in what you know
^2\ =\ a^2\ +\ 1^2)
and solve for the one thing you don't know.
John
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