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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
The leg of a right triangle is 4 units and the hypotenuse is 9 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle?
square root 97 units
97 units
square root 65 units
65 units
OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay so 4*4
OpenStudy (anonymous):
16
OpenStudy (anonymous):
this is fun :D
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
9*9
OpenStudy (anonymous):
81
OpenStudy (anonymous):
81-16
OpenStudy (anonymous):
81-16=65
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Good job!! That isn't a perfect square so you would leave it as the square root of 65
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
:D
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok explan to me why it isnt a perfect square (so i can under stand
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Of course, a perfect square is a number that can be square rooted and end up with a whole number. For example, 64. because if you square root 64 you get 8. Or 16, because 16 square rooted is 4. Do you get it now?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
wait so it would look like this.and yes i get it now|dw:1438107841850:dw|
OpenStudy (anonymous):
cause i just put 65
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