SOLUTION: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is centimeters and the length of one side is centimeters. What is the exact length of the third side?

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Question 307914: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is centimeters and the length of one side is centimeters. What is the exact length of the third side?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean thereoem since it's a right triangle.
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=H%5E2
A%5E2=H%5E2-B%5E2
A=sqrt%28H%5E2-B%5E2%29
where you know the length of one leg B and the hypotenuse H.