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Find the length of side a.

A
3
A. 16
B. 4
C. 134
D. 2


HELP ASAP PLS

Find the length of side a. A 3 A. 16 B. 4 C. 134 D. 2 HELP ASAP PLS-example-1
User RikRak
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

B is the right answer....you can use pythagoras theorem to get that i.e a=√5^2-3^2

User Paolo Stefan
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Answer:

B. 4

Explanation:

Hypotenuse (h) = 5

base (b) = 3

perpendicular (p) = a = ?

We know by using Pythagoras theorem we get

p = √( h² - b²)

= √ ( 5² - 3²)

= √ (25 - 9)

= √16

= 4

Hope it will help :)

User Mareka
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