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8-53.

Calculate the length of the missing side in each triangle below. Write your answers in exact form.

  1. Right triangle labeled as follows: vertical leg, 1 half, hypotenuse, 1.

  1. Right triangle labeled as follows: longer leg, 4 Times Square root of 3, hypotenuse, 8.

  1. Right triangle labeled as follows: vertical leg, 6, horizontal leg, 6.

  1. Right triangle labeled as follows: vertical leg, 1, hypotenuse, square root of 2.

Recall the side length ratios of the Special Right Triangles (from a previous course) or use the Pythagorean Theorem.

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