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What is the hypotenuse of 2 meters and 4 meters?

User Lynn
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Answer:


√(20\\)

Explanation:

a^2 +b^2=c^2

c is the hypotenuse

assuming that 2 is a and 4 is b, then it would be:

2^2 + 4^2= c^2

4+16=c^2

20=c^2

take the square root of both sides


√(20)=\sqrt{c^(2) }

c=
√(20)

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