Not quite sure if I understand this.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the missing side of the right triangle with both legs equal to √2.

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Not quite sure if I understand this.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the missing side of the right triangle with both legs equal to √2.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Do you know the Pythagorean Theorem?

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

I understand how it works when the given sides of the triangle are not square roots

anonymous · Answer

The radicals are throwing me off

mathstudent55 · Answer

It works the same even if the sides are square roots.

$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$

a and b are the lengths of the legs.
c is the length of the hypotenuse.

You are told that both a and b are $\sqrt 2$.

Just replace a and b in the equation with $\sqrt 2$.

What do you get?