SOLUTION: If one leg of a right triangle is 2 and the other leg has a length of 3, what is the length of the leg in simplest radical form?

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Question 256921: If one leg of a right triangle is 2 and the other leg has a length of 3, what is the length of the leg in simplest radical form?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2
2%5E2%2B3%5E2=C%5E2
C%5E2=4%2B9
C=sqrt%2813%29