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Find the missing side
ength to the nearest
centh of a millimeter.

Find the missing side ength to the nearest centh of a millimeter.-example-1
User Nkchandra
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Answer: About 8.4 mm

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we will solve using the Pythagorean theorem. In the equation we are solving for c, the hypotenuse, with 3.7 mm and 7.5 mm being a and b, the legs.

a² + b² = c²

(3.7)² + (7.5)² = c²

13.69 + 56.25 = c²

69.94 = c²


√(69.94) = c

8.363 mm ≈ c

c ≈ 8.4 mm, when rounded to the nearth tenth of a millimeter

The missing side length is about 8.4 mm.

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