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Find the length of the third side. If necessary, write in simplest radical form. 4V5 5 4 Submit Answer Answer:

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it is a right triangle because has a right angle(90°)

then we can apply pythagoras


a^2+b^2=h^2

where a and b are sides and h the hypotenuse of the triangle

then replacing


x^2+4^2=(4\sqrt[]{5})^2

simplify


\begin{gathered} x^2+16=80 \\ x^2=80-16 \\ x^2=64 \end{gathered}

use roots on both sides to solve x


\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{x^2}=\sqrt[]{64} \\ \\ x=8 \end{gathered}

length of the third side is 8units

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