Question

Two sides of a right triangle measure 2 units and 4

units.

What is the area of the square that shares a side with the third side of the triangle?
units^2
2
squared

Answer 1

Hey there!

The answer is √20 or approximately 4.47

We can use the Pythagoreon Theorem, which is
`a^2 +b^2=c^2`.
`a` and
`b` are the names of the two sides, and
`c` is the name of the hypotenuse leg, or the longest side. We will plug the numbers into the formula, and solve:

`2^2+4^2=c^2\\4+16=c^2\\20=c^2\\4.47...=c`

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