SOLUTION: in a right triangle find the length of the side not given b=2 c=squareroot of 13

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Question 350159: in a right triangle find the length of the side not given b=2 c=squareroot of 13
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2+2^2=sqrt(13)^2
a^2+4=13
a^2=9
a=3
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Ed