What is the length of line segment ABin the triangle shown below?
B=8 inches
A=17 inches

√ 15inches

Step-by-step explanation:

For this triangle,we can use Pythagoras' theoremThe state is that : a²+b²=c²In this figure,notice that a shorter side needs to be found,so after writing the Pythagoras formula in the usual way,the formula has to be rearranged to make x²  the subject                            a²+b²=c²                            8²+x²=17²                            64+x²=289                            x² = 289- 64                            x² = 225                            x = √225 =15inches