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What is the value of x? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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@dtan5457 can you help me on this last 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i can help u

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Yesss! :) Thxs u very much.

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wait only 1 minute...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, i remebered

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you need to solve with the phytagorean theorem, that is= a^2+b^2=c^2

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Okay brb.

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do u know how to do it?

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wait what does a and b = to?

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i mean what r they in numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the c is the hypotenus, the a and b are the legs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the hypotenuse is always the large one in a right triangle

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so it will be 14^2+x^2=20^2

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got it?

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Okay brb

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ok

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14?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah, 14.28 exactly

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Okay thxs for helping

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u're welcome

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