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The triangle below is a right triangle. What is the length of the missing side? Round your answer to the nearest whole number?

A. 7 inches
B. 11 inches
C. 15 inches
D. 225 inches

The triangle below is a right triangle. What is the length of the missing side? Round-example-1

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Answer:

C

Explanation:

User Dangelsaurus
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Answer: C) 15

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem


x^(2)=
12^(2) +
9^(2)


x^(2) =
225


x = √(225)


x = 15

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