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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If Z = 15 cm and X = 17 cm, what is the length of Y? picture attached ****

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 for right triangles, right? so, z^2 + y^2 = x^2 15^2 + y^2 = 17^2 225 + y^2 = 289 y^2 = 64 y = 8 (it's also what's referred to as an 8, 15, 17 triangle. just like 3, 4, 5 where the sides are whole numbers)

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