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Find the length of the missing side. round to the nearest whole number​

Find the length of the missing side. round to the nearest whole number​-example-1
User Soumen Das
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Answer:

c. 7

Explanation:

Let x represent the length of the missing side. The Pythagorean theorem tells you ...

x^2 + 24^2 = 25^2

x^2 + 576 = 625 . . simplify

x^2 = 49 . . . . . . . . . subtract 576

x = 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . take the square root

The length of the missing side is 7.

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