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The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are given. Find the length of the third side. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

legs: 28 in. and 15 in.

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Since it's a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem can be used to find the thrid side.

Pythagorean's Theorem states that
a^(2)~+~b ^(2)= c^(2) where a and b are the measure of the legs.

So it's going to be
28^(2) + 15 ^(2) =c ^(2).
784 + 225 =
c^(2)
1009 =
c^(2)
c = 31.76

So the length of the third side is 31.76 inches

User Ilya Kochetov
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Answer:

31.76 in.

Explanation:

The problem states that the triangle is a right triangle, meaning, one of its internal angles measures 90° (see the attached image).

Since it's a right triangle, the Pythagorean's theorem can be used to find the third side, where a=28 inches and b=15 inches.

The Pythagorean's Theorem states:


c^(2) = a^(2) +b^(2)

Changing a and b in the above formula for it's respective values, we have:


c^(2) = 28^(2)  +15^(2)


c^(2) = 784 + 225


c=√(784+225)

c=31.76

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