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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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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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It (6 Units) I'm pretty Sure Sorry If I'm Wrong.
User Matthew Beckman
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a^2 + b^2 = c^2....a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse
2^2 + b^2 = 4^2
4 + b^2 = 16
b^2 = 16 - 4
b^2 = 12
b = sqrt 12 <=== square root of 12 units
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