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please help !!!! The leg of a right triangle is 2 units and the hypotenuse is 5 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle?
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Square root of 29

Square root of 21

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Answer :

Answer:

[tex]\sqrt{21}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the pythagorean theoreom, a^2+b^2=c^2.

We know the hypontenuse and one of the sdes

a^2+2^2=5^2

a^2+4=25

subract four from both sides to isolate variable

a^2=21

square root both sides and you have the answer of sq root 21!

Edit: the answer for your next question is the last one b/c it satisfies the Pythagorean Theorem