Question

What is the value of x?


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Answer 1

Do you know the pythagorean theorem?

Answer 2

not really

Answer 3

i think it's a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Answer 4

so 5^2 + 5^2 = (the answer)^2?

Answer 5

Exactly! Keep going with it. =)

Answer 6

ok i think 25 + 25 right?

Answer 7

Yeah you're on the right track.

Answer 8

now comes the square root of 50

Answer 9

7

Answer 10

or 5sqr2?

Answer 11

like this: 5√2

Answer 12

am i right? @Kainui

Answer 13

Yep, perfectly right. In fact how I'd get there is like this:

\[5^2+5^2=(answer)^2\]\[\sqrt{5^2+5^2}=answer\]\[\sqrt{2*5^2}=answer\]\[5\sqrt{2}=answer\] So here I never even worried about 25+25. I hope this makes it a little quicker for you next time. =)

Answer 14

thank you!

Answer 15

Glad I could help. You're welcome.