When finding the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, why might you approximate the answer?

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If the square root is not a perfect square, then an approximation of the root often makes more sense in the context of the problem. For real-world problems, you would want an approximation, so you have an estimate of the length you are looking at.

snow_tiger [21]3 years ago

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You would approximate because the hypotenuse might not be a perfect square

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