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the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 17cm long. if one of the remaining two sides is of length 8cm, find the length o f the third side​

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We are GIVEN the HYPOTENUSE and the length of one side.Let the unknown side be x.By PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM,→ a²+b²=c² So,→ 8²+x² = 17²→ x²=225→ x² = 15²x=15Thus the length of the other side is 15cm.



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