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Answer:
12.0 cm
Explanation:
The Pythagorean theorem applies:
(12 cm)² +b² = (17 cm)²
b² = (289 -144) cm² = 145 cm²
b = √145 cm ≈ 12.04 cm
b ≈ 12.0 cm . . . . rounded to 1 decimal place
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