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Jack and Andrea want to create a right triangle together using values of x and y and the polynomial identity to generate Pythagorean triples. If Andrea picks a value of x = 2, and the hypotenuse of the resulting right triangle is 5, what natural number value of y did Jack pick?

y = 1
y = 2
y = 3
y = 4

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Answer: y=4

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