SOLUTION: suppose you are given the lengths of two sides of a right triangle describe how you can find the length of the third side?

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Question 725265: suppose you are given the lengths of two sides of a right triangle describe how you can find the length of the third side?
Answer by erika514(39) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a triangle you are going to use the Pythagorean Theroem--> a^2+b^2=c^2 Your legs, the straight sides of the triangle shown below, are a and b and the hypotenuse, the angled side, is side c. Deterrmine what your a, b and c is, and plug in the values you have for the missing value.