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Find the length of the third side to the nearest tenth

Find the length of the third side to the nearest tenth-example-1
User Buc
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Answer:

C = 6.7

Explanation:

User Raymond Wu
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ANSWER: 5.3

b = missing side
x^2 = x • x
/x = square root of x


using Pythagorean theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6^2 + b^2 = 8^2

8^2 - 6^2 = b^2

64 - 36 = b^2

28 = b^2

/28 = /b^2

/28 = b

5.2915 = b

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