SOLUTION: in the right triangle find the lenght of the side not given. use a calculator to find and approximation to three decimal places. A=8, B=10 the value of C is round to the nearest

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Question 366086: in the right triangle find the lenght of the side not given. use a calculator to find and approximation to three decimal places. A=8, B=10 the value of C is
round to the nearest thousandth
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The Pythagoren Theorem for right triangles states
a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2
so if we are given a and b, we can solve for c...
8%5E2+%2B+10%5E2+=+c%5E2
64+%2B+100+=+c%5E2
c%5E2+=+164
and
c+=+sqrt%28164%29
Using a calculator, we get
c = 1.281 to the nearest thousandth...