Find the length of the third side. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.47

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asked Jan 7, 2023 101k views

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Ataman · Answer 1 · 2023-01-11T07:07:40+0000

Given a right angle triangle

The length of the legs are 4 and 7

we will find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem

So,

$\begin{gathered} h^2=7^2+4^2=49+16=65 \\ h=\sqrt[]{65}\approx8.062 \end{gathered}$

Rounding to the nearest tenth

So, the answer is the length of the third side = 8.1