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A right triangle has legs of lengths 2 and 4. Find the exact length of the hypotenuse.

If the answer is not a whole number, leave it in square root form.

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Answer:


\sqrt{ {2}^(2) + {4}^(2) } = √(4 + 16) = √(20) = 2 √(5)

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Answer:


\sqrt20

Explanation:

Use the Formula
a^(2) + b^(2) = c^(2)


2^(2) + 4^(2) = √(20)

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