SOLUTION: The variables r and s represent the lengths of the legs of a right triangle, and t represents the length of the hypotenuse. Find the unknown value. Then tell whether the lengths fo

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Question 77985This question is from textbook geometry reasoning
: The variables r and s represent the lengths of the legs of a right triangle, and t represents the length of the hypotenuse. Find the unknown value. Then tell whether the lengths form a Pythagorean triple.
s=16, t=34 This question is from textbook geometry reasoning

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The variables r and s represent the lengths of the legs of a right triangle, and t represents the length of the hypotenuse. Find the unknown value. Then tell whether the lengths form a Pythagorean triple.
s=16, t=34
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r^2=t^2-s^2
r^2=34^2-16^2
r^2=900
r=30
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Cheers,
Stan H.