Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Applications of Trigonometric Functions - 8.1 Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications - 8.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 519: 7

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

The Pythagorean Theorem says that for a right triangle (if $z$ is the hypotenuse and $x,y$ are the other sides): $x^2+y^2=z^2$. Hence if two sides are known, then only one side will be unknown and we can solve that by the Pythagorean Theorem. Thus, the statement is true.
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