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I need help with this​-example-1
User Peuge
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Use Pythagorean theorem


\\ \sf\longmapsto b^2=h^2-p^2


\\ \sf\longmapsto b^2=17^2-8^2


\\ \sf\longmapsto b^2=289-64


\\ \sf\longmapsto b^2=225


\\ \sf\longmapsto b=15ft

User Kariem
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Explanation:


{17}^(2) = {8}^(2) + {b}^(2) \\ {b}^(2) = {17}^(2) - {8}^(2) \\ {b }^(2) = 225 \\ b = √(225) = 15

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