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Find the length of the missing side. Simplify all radicals. please show explanation!

PLEASE HELP ME ASAP?!?! Find the length of the missing side. Simplify all radicals-example-1

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Answer:

b = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:

a² + b² = c²

You can identify that 12√12 is the hypotenuse, as it is opposite to the right angle.

So:

12² + b² = (12√2)²

144 + b² = [(12√2) (12√2)]

144 + b² = (12 × √2 × 12 × √2)

144 + b² = (144 × 2)

144 + b² = 288

b² = 144

√b² = √144

b = 12

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