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Find the EXACT values for a, b, and c.
(Picture attached)

Find the EXACT values for a, b, and c. (Picture attached)-example-1
User Dcarlson
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Answer:

b=40

a=42.7

c=53.3

Explanation:

b^2=32^2+24^2

b^2=1024+576

b^2=1600

b=40

a/32=32/24 (by the Geometric mean theorem)

a=42.7

c^2=32^2+a^2

c^2=1024+1820.7

c^2=2844.7

c=53.3

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