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Find the missing length,a, in the right triangle below using the pythagorean theorem.Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.The answer choices are A:28.9 ftB:73.5 ftC:27.1 ftD:4.6 ft

Find the missing length,a, in the right triangle below using the pythagorean theorem-example-1

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We get that


a=\sqrt[]{28^2-7^2}=\sqrt[]{784-49}=\sqrt[]{735}\approx27.1

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