What is the length of side a? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. Enter your answer in the box. ( Answer in Inches )

Given:

Base of a right triangle = 7 in

Height of a right triangle = a

Hypotenuse = 16 in

To find:

The length of side a.

Solution:

Using Pythagoras theorem:

In right triangle, square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

Subtract 49 from both sides.

Taking square root on both sides, we get

a = 14.4

The length of side a is 14.4 in.

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step-by-step explanation:

x+2> 6

subtract 2 from each side

x+2-2 > 6-2

x > 4

there is an open circle at 4 since is it is greater than and the line goes to the right

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