SOLUTION: find the length of the side not given in a general right triangle where a and b are the short sides and c is the long side. b=1, c=sqrt 17 What is the length of a? a=?

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Question 282067: find the length of the side not given in a general right triangle where a and b are the short sides and c is the long side.
b=1, c=sqrt 17
What is the length of a?
a=?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The Pythagorean Theorem says:



So, plug in what you know



and solve for the one thing you don't know.


John