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Two sides of a right triangle have lengths of 26 units and 10 units. There are two possible lengths for the third side. What is the shortest possible side length
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Two sides of a right triangle have lengths of 26 units and 10 units. There are two possible lengths for the third side. What is the shortest possible side length

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c^2 = a^2 + b^2
26^2 = 10^2 + b^2
676 = 100 + b^2
576 = b^2
shortest side length = 24 units
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