SOLUTION: Find the missing side of the right triangle. Find b if a=12, c=14

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Question 476554: Find the missing side of the right triangle. Find b if a=12, c=14
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 where c is the hypotenuse, a & b are the legs containing the right angle
plug the values of c & a
14%5E2=12%5E2%2Ba%5E2
a%5E2=+14%5E2-12%5E2
a%5E2=25
sqrt(a^2) = +/- 5
a= 5 which is positive
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