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If c is the hypotenuse of a right triangle,find the missing side. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth. c=sqrt(155), b=sqrt(31),a=?

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a^2 + 31 = 155 - I squared each of b and c for those numbers
a^2 = 155 - 31
a^2 = 124
a = 4 * sqrt(31)
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