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Observe the figure:

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The sides of the triangle are \"\" and \"\".

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Find \"\".

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\"\"                                   (Pythagorean theorem)

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\"\"                                 (Substitute \"\" and \"\")

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\"\"                               (Evaluate powers \"\" and \"\")

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\"\"               (Subtract \"\" from each side)

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\"\"                               (Apply additive inverse property: \"\")

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\"\"                                       (Subtract : \"\")

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\"\"                                (Take the square root of each side)

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\"\"                                     (Cancel square and root)  

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\"\"                                     (Using caluculator: \"\")

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Therefore, the missing length is \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\".