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Draw a right triange with a hypotenuse length of square root of 5.  How do you solve a problem like this?

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Questioner:   Becca
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Subject:  Pythagorean Theorem
Question:  Draw a right triange with a hypotenuse length of square root of 5.  How do you solve a problem like this?
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Try making each leg  1-inch and 2-inches long.  Then the hypotenuse is sqrt(5).  

Ideas for further study in advanced math: Look up the concept of CONSTRUCTIBLE NUMBER.  

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