SOLUTION: in a right triangle, if one side is 8 and the other side is 17 what is the missing length

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Question 815025: in a right triangle, if one side is 8 and the other side is 17 what is the missing length
Answer by gsmani_iyer(201) About Me  (Show Source):
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one side = 8 units

hypotenuse = 17 units
other+side+=+sqrt%2817%5E2-8%5E2%29+=+15
So, other side = 15 units.
If we take the other side = 17 units, then
Hypotenuse = sqrt%288%5E2%2B17%5E2%29 which would fetch 18.78829 units.

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gsmani Iyer