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Mathematics, 09.12.2021 23:20 AvantiA

Jason was given a triangle that had a side length of 10m and a hypotenuse of 15m. When he substituted these values into the Pythagorean Theorem, he got 102 + 152 = c2
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Part A. Find Jason’s mistake and explain it.

Part B. Solve for the missing length, show your mathematical thinking, and justify your answer.

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