SOLUTION: Solve for the length of the unknown side in the following right triangle. (Side AC is the hypotenuse.) Round your answer to two places, where applicable. Side AB Side BC

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Question 1143608: Solve for the length of the unknown side in the following right triangle. (Side AC is the hypotenuse.) Round your answer to two places, where applicable.
Side AB Side BC Side AC
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Side BC = sqrt%2810%5E2-8%5E2%29 = sqrt%28100-64%29 = sqrt%2836%29 = 6 units.


Pythagorean theorem.

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