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Find the length of the missing side. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Find the length of the missing side. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary-example-1
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We can draw the following right triangle:

since, we have a right triangle, we can apply Pythagorean theorem:


(\sqrt[]{2})^2+(\sqrt[]{2})^2=z^2

which gives


\begin{gathered} 2+2=z^2 \\ 4=z^2 \\ z=\sqrt[]{4} \\ z=2 \end{gathered}

therefore, the missing side z is equal to 2.

Find the length of the missing side. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary-example-1
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