SOLUTION: on a right triangle, if the length of side a is 2√3 and the length of side b is 2, what is the length of the third side in simplest radical form?

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Question 1187833: on a right triangle, if the length of side a is 2√3 and the length of side b is 2, what is the length of the third side in simplest radical form?
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on a right triangle, if the length of side a is 2√3 and the length of side b is 2, what is the length of the third side in simplest radical form?
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If the 3rd side is the hypotenuse:
c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+12+%2B+4+=+16
c = 4