SOLUTION: In a right triangle, find the length of the side NOT given. b=1, c=square root 17, a= ??
use Phythagorean Formula a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2=c^2-b^2
=17^2-1^2
=289-1
=288
sq
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-> SOLUTION: In a right triangle, find the length of the side NOT given. b=1, c=square root 17, a= ??
use Phythagorean Formula a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2=c^2-b^2
=17^2-1^2
=289-1
=288
sq
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Question 137290: In a right triangle, find the length of the side NOT given. b=1, c=square root 17, a= ??
use Phythagorean Formula a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2=c^2-b^2
=17^2-1^2
=289-1
=288
square root a^2=square root 288
a=square root (144*2)
=square root 144(square root 2)
=12 square root 2 or
=about 16.97 or about 17 Answer by tns_tutor5000(9) (Show Source):
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