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Solve for missing unit (Pythagorean theorem)

Solve for missing unit (Pythagorean theorem)-example-1

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Answer:

Missing side is 9 cm

Explanation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^3

(12)^2 + b^2 = (15)^2

144 + b^2 = 225

b^2 = 81


√(b^2) =
√(81)

b = 9 cm

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