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Two sides of a right triangle have lenths of 4 centimeters and 7 centimeters. The thirs side is not the hypotnuse. how long is the third side?

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oKittso
The hypotenuse is ALWAYS the biggest number.

So, the hypotenuse is 7

[tex] {a}^{2} + {4}^{2} = {7}^{2} \\ {a}^{2} + 16 = 49 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: - 16 \: - 16 \\ {a }^{2} = \:33 \\ \sqrt{33} = 5.74[/tex]

Answer: 5.74cm