Find the missing side length of a right triangle with a leg measure of 3 inches and a hypotenuse measure of 5 inches.

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Find the missing side length of a right triangle with a leg measure of 3 inches and a hypotenuse measure of 5

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a=3 in
c=5 in
c^2=a^2+b^2
5^2=3^2+b^2
25=9+b^2
b^2=25-9
b^2=16
b= √16
b=4

MBN answered May 4, 2022

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