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20 December, 11:30

Find the length of the unknown side of the triangle.

(A right triangle has a leg of length 5 feet and a second leg of length 15 feet. The length of the hypotenuse is unknown.)

The length of the unknown side of the triangle is _ ft.

(Simplify your answer. Type an exact answer, using radicals as needed.)

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  1. 20 December, 12:43
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    We can use the Pythagorean formula to find the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

    a²+b²=c²

    Where a and b are the legs of the triangle and c is the hypotenuse.

    According to the given problem,

    one leg: a = 5 feet and second leg : b = 15 feet.

    So, we can plug in these values in the above equation to get the length of unknown side. Hence,

    5²+15²=c²

    25 + 225 = c²

    250 = c²

    c = √ 250

    c = √ (25*10)

    c = √25*√10

    c = 5√10

    Hence, the exact length of the hypotenuse is 5√10 feet.
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