SOLUTION: How is the length of the sloping side of a right angle triangle found when the base is 13'4 and the altitude side is 11'?

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Question 655281: How is the length of the sloping side of a right angle triangle found when the base is 13'4 and the altitude side is 11'?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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c^2=a^2+b^2
c^2=13.3^2+11^2
c^2=176.9+121
c^2=297.9
sqrt297.9=17.26 ft