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OpenStudy (phebe):

HELPSS!! What is the length of one leg of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is 17 and one leg is 8?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\[17^2-8^2=a^2\]

OpenStudy (phebe):

so do i divide

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

solve for a.

OpenStudy (phebe):

ok

OpenStudy (phebe):

...............

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

calculate the left side, and square root both sides.

OpenStudy (phebe):

um..ok

OpenStudy (phebe):

@mrdoldum

OpenStudy (futureescape):

\[15^{2}\]

OpenStudy (phebe):

thanx @futureescape

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