SOLUTION: triangle abc im trying to find x line ac=15 line cb=20 angle c=90 whats line ab

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Question 292681: triangle abc im trying to find x line ac=15 line cb=20 angle c=90 whats line ab
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you can use the Law of Cosines, but since this is a right triangle (c=90), you'll just end up with the Pythagorean theorem




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this is a 3-4-5 triangle