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Hi I need help with this review question.Find the missing side length. Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary. A. 7.1B. 8.4C. 11.6D. 12.2

Hi I need help with this review question.Find the missing side length. Round your-example-1

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To solve this, we can use the pythagorean theorem. if we have a right trinagle with legs C and c; and a hypotenuse H

Then:


H^2=C^2+c^2

In this case,

• C = 10

,

• c = 7

And we want to find H.

Using the theorem:


H^2=10^2+7^2

Then we can solve:


\begin{gathered} H=√(100+49) \\ H=√(149) \\ H\approx12.2 \end{gathered}

The answer is option D. 12.2

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