Find the length of the missing side. The diagram is not drawn to scale. (Please explain how to get to the answer)

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Lilbeth · Answer 1 · 2019-12-18T14:31:07+0000

The triangle is a right triangle so use the Pythagorean theorem.

a² + b² = c²

15² + b² = 17²
225 + b² = 289
b² = 64
b = √64
b = 8

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