I'm trying to find the missing side on a triangle using the pythagorean theorem
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What is the length of the missing side of a triangle if A is 2 and C is 3?

IF it is a right triangle, and IF C is the hypotenuse, you can use the formula, c^2 = a^2 + b^2

3^2 = 2^2 + b^2

9 = 4 + b^2

5 = b^2

From that, b is the square root of 5:    2.236
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