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Given a right triangle with legs a and b and hypotenuse c, find

the length of side b if
a=2√3,c=2b

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Step-by-step explanation: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 ----> a^2 + b^2 = (2b)^2 ---> a^2 + b^2 = 4b^2 ---> a^2 = 3b^2 --> (2√3)^2 = 3b^2 ---> 12 = 3b^2 4=b^2 b=2

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