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Find the unknown side of the triangle below (round to the nearest tenth).

A. 20.5cm
B.5.4cm
C. 16cm
D. 210.5cm

Find the unknown side of the triangle below (round to the nearest tenth). A. 20.5cm-example-1

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D, I think it’s D if it’s wrong I’m sorry to be honest I tried.
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Answer:

A. 20.5

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this equation for the missing side length, X.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

We have a and b, we just need c, the hypotenuse.

14^2 + 15^2 = c^2

196 + 225 = c^2

421 = c^2

Now, we will square both sides:

The answer is about 20.5

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