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The shortest side of a right triangle is 7.2 centimeters long and the longest side is 15.5 centimeters long.

What is the length, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter, of the third side? (1 point)

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Answer: 15.5^2 - 7.2^2 = 240.25 - 51.84= 188.41

188.41 square root is 13.7262522197 or 13.7

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