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Find the length of the missing side Express your answer in simplest radical form

Find the length of the missing side Express your answer in simplest radical form-example-1
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Determine the measure of unknown side by using the pythagoras theorem.


\begin{gathered} a^2+(10)^2=(18)^2 \\ a^2=324-100 \\ a=\sqrt[]{224} \\ =\sqrt[]{14\cdot4\cdot4} \\ =4\sqrt[]{14} \end{gathered}

So length of missing side is,


4\sqrt[]{14}\text{ cm}

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