Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the equation below.
a^2 + 8^2 = 15^2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem:

a^2 + 8^2 = 15^2
a^2 + 64 = 225
a^2 = 225 − 64 = 161
a = √161 ≈ 12.69 (positive length)