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Which is the length of the third side of the right triangle?
13 cm
30 cm

User Costanza
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Answer: √731 ≈ 27.03701167

Use Pythagorean theorem to find this answer
a² + b² = c²
Let's say 13 is a and 30 is c
13² + b² = 30²
This gives you 169 + b² = 900
Subtract 169 from both sides and get b² = 731
Root both sides
√731 is already in the simplest form so that would be your final answer.
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