Respuesta :

Answer:

15.9 units

Step-by-step explanation:

use the pathagorean theorem to find x.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6^2 + b^2 = 17^2

36 + b^2 = 289

-36             -36

[tex]\sqrt{b^{2} }[/tex]= [tex]\sqrt{253}[/tex]

b = 15.90597372

b = 15.9