If a triangle has an hypotenuse that is 15.4 miles long and a base that is 6.3 miles long, what is the measure of the remaining side?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-20T16:49:39

#14.1#mi

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

#c = 15.4#

#a = 6.3#

#b^2 = (15.4)^2 - (6.3)^2#

#= 237.16 - 39.69#

# = 197.47#

#b = sqrt(197.47) = 14.1# (3s.f.)

length of remaining side #= 14.1#mi