SOLUTION: How do you determine the missing sides so that the measurements will produce a right angle 300:b :500

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Question 878095: How do you determine the missing sides so that the measurements will produce a right angle
300:b :500
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
300%5E2%2Bb%5E2=500%5E2
b%5E2=500%5E2-300%5E2
b%5E2=250000-90000
b%5E2=160000
highlight%28b=400%29