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Find the length of the third side. If necessary, write in simplest radical form.

Find the length of the third side. If necessary, write in simplest radical form.-example-1
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a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Plug in values

(4)^2 + (2)^2 = c^2

20 = c^2

Square root 20 and c^2

c = 2√5
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