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HELP? LOTS OF POINTS

The triangle shown is a right triangle. Create the equation to be used to find the missing lengths. (Enter the smaller leg of the triangle first.) Do not solve the equation.

HELP? LOTS OF POINTS The triangle shown is a right triangle. Create the equation to-example-1

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4^2 + 7^2 = c^2

This is because we know that the hypotenuse (c) is always diagonal to the right triangle, so the legs are 4 and 2 (a and b). There is your equation!

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