The hypotenuse and a leg of a right triagle are 17 cm and 15 cm long, respectively. Find the length, in centimeters, of the third side of the trinagle
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Step 1: Recall the Pythagorean theorem for right triangles, which states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where c is the hypotenuse. Show more…
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