SOLUTION: If c is the measure of the hypotenuse, find each missing measure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary a=?,b=12,c=sq root of 318

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Question 179103: If c is the measure of the hypotenuse, find each missing measure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary a=?,b=12,c=sq root of 318
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If c is the measure of the hypotenuse, find each missing measure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary a=?,b=12,c=sq root of 318
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Hypotenuse implies a right triangle, so use Pythagoras.
c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2
318+=+a%5E2+%2B+144
a%5E2+=+174
a =~ 13.2