Question

What is the value of x? Round to the nearest tenth.



A.
2.6

B.
13.7

C.
15.3

D.
19.7

Answer 1

pythagoreas?

Answer 2

that is good old ... greek. Pythagoras solved/formuulatede this long ago: The formula goes: in a right triangle the sum of the squares of the right sides equals the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite to the right angle)

Answer 3

so 17² = 10² + x² solve for x
\[x = \sqrt{17^{2} -10^{2}} = \]