SOLUTION: if a triangle has a 90 degree angle and one side is 3 cm and another is 8.5cm how long is the other side

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Question 874112: if a triangle has a 90 degree angle and one side is 3 cm and another is 8.5cm how long is the other side
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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3^2+8.5^2=c^2
if the other side is the hypotenuse
or
3^2+b^2=8.5^2
if the other side is not the hypotenuse