SOLUTION: a right triangles hypotenuse has a length of 5. if one leg has a length of 2, what is the length of the other leg?

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Question 377491: a right triangles hypotenuse has a length of 5. if one leg has a length of 2, what is the length of the other leg?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem.

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