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Find the length of the missing side. The triangle is not drawn to scale.

A. 60
B. 34
C. 169
D. 13

Find the length of the missing side. The triangle is not drawn to scale. A. 60 B. 34 C-example-1

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Let "a" be the missing side.

By the Pythagorean theorem:

a
² = 12² + 5² = 144 + 25 = 169
a = √169 = 13 units
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