How do you use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side of the triangle if the hypotenuse is 68 and the other side is 32?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-07T08:50:17

Now we consider the diagram:

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Use the pythagoras theorem:

#a^2+b^2=c^2#

#rarra^2+32^2=68^2#

#rarra^2+1024=4216#

#rarra^2=4216-1024#

#rarra^2=3192#

#rarra=sqrt3192#

#rarra=sqrt(4*798)#

#rarra=2sqrt798#