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Find the length of the missing side on the triangle shown to the right using the Pythagorean theorem.

Find the length of the missing side on the triangle shown to the right using the Pythagorean-example-1
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The length of the missing side is 68

Step-by-step explanation

Given:

opposite= 60

Adjacent = 32

Let x be the missing length (hypotenuse)

Using the Pythogaras theorem,

opposite² + adjacent² = hypotenuse²

Substitute the values and evaluate.

60² + 32² = x²

3600 + 1024 = x²

4624 = x²

Take the square root of both-side

√4624 = x

68=x

Hence, the missing side is of length 68.

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