Part 2 to my hw pls help if u can!

24.7

Step-by-step explanation:

first lets set things up: we know that one leg is 8 shorter than 42

42-8=34

so a leg is 34 and the hypotenus is 42, plug into the Pythagorean therum

42 squared- 34 squared = ?

1764-1156= 608

square root of 608 = 24.7

So the missing side is 24.7

answer:   b

step-by-step explanation:

x2 = 16

x can not be a negative number because 16 is positive

the only answer would be positive 8