SOLUTION: Given the sides of a right triangle. One is 25mm and the other is 37mm how do you find the missing side deminsion? Thanks Janet

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: Given the sides of a right triangle. One is 25mm and the other is 37mm how do you find the missing side deminsion? Thanks Janet This question is from textbook Mathematics For Technical trades

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Given the sides of a right triangle. One is 25mm and the other is 37mm how do you find the missing side deminsion? Thanks Janet
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If they're both sides, and not the hypotenuse, then
h^2 = 25^2 + 37^2
h^2 = 625+1369 = 1964
h = ~ 44.317 mm
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