Question

What is the value of s?

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Answer 1

`\huge\boxed{s=17}`

Explanation:

ΔADB is the right triangle with a right angle in vertex B. We can use the Pythagorean theorem.

`leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2`

We have:

`leg=15\\leg=8\\hypotenuse=s`

Substitute:

`s^2=15^2+8^2\\\\s^2=225+64\\\\s^2=289\Rightarrow s=√(289)\\\\s=17`