SOLUTION: The sides of two squares are 2.4 and 1.8 meters long respectively. Find the side of a new square equal to the sum of the two squares in area.

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Question 1045022: The sides of two squares are 2.4 and 1.8 meters long respectively. Find the side of a new square
equal to the sum of the two squares in area.

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The sides of two squares are 2.4 and 1.8 meters long respectively. Find the side of a new square
equal to the sum of the two squares in area.
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It is sqrt%282.4%5E2+%2B+1.8%5E2%29 = 3 meters.


I can answer even without a calculator !


It is the third side of the (3:4:5) triangle  (1.8, 2.4, 3).