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Can anyone find the length of side x in simplest radical form with a rational denominator?

Can anyone find the length of side x in simplest radical form with a rational denominator-example-1

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This is a 30-60-90 triangle. With this special template, the hypotenuse is always twice as long as the shorter leg. Put another way: the shorter leg is half as long as the hypotenuse. So the shorter leg is 4/2 = 2 units long.

The longer leg is equal to sqrt(3) times the short leg. The long leg is 2*sqrt(3) units long which is the final answer.

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