SOLUTION: if you are given 2 sides of a right triangle. how can you find the third

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Question 104835: if you are given 2 sides of a right triangle. how can you find the third
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the Pythagorean theorem says that the square of the largest side (hypotenuse) is equal to the square of one of the smaller sides added to the square of the other smaller side

if c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the other sides, a²+b²=c²