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f the length of two sides of a right triangle are 8 cm and 15 cm, the length of the third side can be x cm or y cm.
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\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+15%5E2%29\"$ ; the two legs of the right triangle
\n" ); document.write( "x = 17
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\n" ); document.write( "y = $\"sqrt%2815%5E2+-+8%5E2%29\"$ ; hypotenuse and 1 leg of the triangle
\n" ); document.write( "y = 12.7
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\n" ); document.write( "17 + 12.7 = 29.7 \n" ); document.write( "

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