SOLUTION: Find the length of the side not given in the right triangle. a=?, b=1, c= sqrt 26

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Question 364548: Find the length of the side not given in the right triangle. a=?, b=1, c= sqrt 26
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2
a%5E2=%28sqrt%2826%29%29%5E2-1%5E2
a=sqrt%2826-1%29
Complete the calculation for the final answer.