The leg of a right triangle is 2 units and the hypotenuse is 4 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle? 2 units 6 units Square root of 12 units Square root of 20 units

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Jordan Bauer

Mathematics

15 July, 19:59

The leg of a right triangle is 2 units and the hypotenuse is 4 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle? 2 units 6 units Square root of 12 units Square root of 20 units

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Camille Boyer · Answer 1

For any right triangle

if the legs of the traingle are a and b and the hyptonuse is c then

a²+b²=c²

given

a leg is 2

hypotnuse is 4

lets say a=2

c=4

2²+b²=4²

4+b²=16

minus 4 both sides

b²=12

sqrt both sides

b=√12

answer is √12 units

Donaldson · Answer 2

The other leg of the units is 2