SOLUTION: I had a question that says "Find the measure of the missing side of the triangle when a=3 b=? and c=Square root of 10."

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Question 897950: I had a question that says "Find the measure of the missing side of the triangle when a=3 b=? and c=Square root of 10."
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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We use the pythagorean theorem to find the missing side of the right triangle.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

3^2 + b^2 = (sqrt(10))^2

9 + b^2 = 10

b^2 = 10 - 9

b^2 = 1

b = sqrt(1)

b = 1

The missing side is 1 unit.