SOLUTION: Find the missing measure of each right triangle. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Base is 7m, side that's not right angle is 20m.

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Question 276240: Find the missing measure of each right triangle. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Base is 7m, side that's not right angle is 20m.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"side that's not right angle" is gibberish. No side is an angle!
Sides are sides and angles are angles.
Assuming you mean that the 20m side is not the hypotenuse (opposite right angle)
then
7^2+20^2=c^2
49+400=c^2
449=c^2
sqrt(449)=c