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For the following right triangle, find the side length. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

For the following right triangle, find the side length. Round your answer to the nearest-example-1

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Answer:

9.75

Explanation:

To do this problem, use the Pythagorean Theorem,
a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Right now, you have that a = 7 and c = 12, so it would be


7^2 + b^2 = 12^2\\49 + b^2 = 144\\b^2 = 95\\b = √(95)

Rounding to the nearest hundredth, you get: 9.75

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Answer:9.75

Step-by-step explanation:12x12 =144 and 7x7= 49 subtract 144-49 and get 95 the square root of 95 is approximately 9.747 rounded to the nearest hundredths place is 9.75

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