Pythagorean Theorem - High School Math

In the following right angle triangle, side b = 13.5 and side c = 15.5 Calculate side a



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Answer: 7.6

Explanation:
To solve this problem we must use the Pythagorean theorem, which states:

Substituting the values for c and b in the above equation results in:

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