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Find the length of the third side of the right triangle.
The length of the third side is ____
(Simplify your answer. Type an exact answer, using radicals as needed.)

Find the length of the third side of the right triangle The length of the third side is Simplify your answer Type an exact answer using radicals as needed class=

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magicparkour325

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

17 squared minus 8 squared it is the pythagorean theorem but backwards. c squared minus b squared equals a squared. in this case a is b. 17 times 17 is 289 and then subtract 8 squared or 64 to get 225. then we need to find the squared root of 225 which is 15 and this is the answer