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Analysis A student found the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle shown by solving the equation
x^2=15^2-8^2

. Describe and correct the error.

User Isset
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Answer:

it should be : x²= 15²+8²

x²= 225+64

x²=289

x=√289

x=17

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