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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help again lol ? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hold on geeze :p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use the Pythagorean theorem.

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Follow @jprulz . Right method.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know the theorem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah but it looks confusing it would be A^2 + 225 = x + 6 ? or is that wrong ...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You have to square each leg and set it equal to the hypotenuse.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's what I did yo

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Very wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^2+15^2=(x+6)^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you have to expand that. Don't forget the middle term in (x+6)^2

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Very right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait what's the square root of 1x? and the square root of 15 is 225 which I got right and would the square root of (x+6) be 7x+36? Oh god I'm so confused lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^2 is x^2 and 15^2 is 225, but (x+6)^2 is not 7x+36.

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Do you guys need my help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Think of it as(x+6)(x+6). Don't forget to FOIL First Inside Outside Last

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did foil

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If you foil, you get x^2+6x+6x+36 which is x^2+12x+36

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OHHHH yeah mybad I totally did that in a rush

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I feel so dumb now ._.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So, it is x^2+225=x^2+12x+36

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve for x

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Yeah, it's okay to feel dumb.

OpenStudy (primeralph):

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