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Find the third side in simplest radical form:

Find the third side in simplest radical form:-example-1
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Answer:

\sqrt(53)

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem: a^2+b^2=c^2

36+b^2 = 89

b^2 = 53.

b = \sqrt(53)

(because a side length cannot be negative.)

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