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What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.-example-1
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Answer:

3.5 Km

Explanation:

the length of the hypotenuse is 4 Km, it is probable that you are looking for the value of the cathetus a.

it is a right triangle and we use Pythagoras

a² = 4² - 2²

a² = 16 - 4

a² = 12

a = √12

a = 3.46 (round 3.5)

What is the length of the hypotenuse? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.-example-1
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