Solve for the missing side length.
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Answer:
the third side is 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
Using Pythagorean theorem of a^2 + b^2 = c^2 for right triangles, substitute
the numbers to show ( +
=
and solve for b. The square root and square cancel each other out, so you get 65 +
= 81.
Subtract 65 from both sides to get = 16.
Then take the square root of both sides to get b = which equals 4.