What is the length of line segment AB in the triangle shown below?

Answer: 15
Step-by-step explanation: Pythagorean theorem
8^2+b^2=17^2
64+b^2=289
b^2=225
b=15
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Answer:
15 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]AB=\sqrt{AC^{2}-BC^{2} } =\sqrt{17^{2}-8^{2} } =\sqrt{289-64} =\sqrt{225}= 15 \: ( inches)[/tex]