Question

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

Answer 1

Its Pythagorean Theroem...I have no clue how to do this..It's confusing me.

Answer 2

Okay this isnt too hard

Answer 3

Do you know SOA TOH CAH?

Answer 4

No I don't @Prince1342

Answer 5

Do you want me to help explain? The pythagorean theorum is still fresh in my mind seeing as I just learned about it.

Answer 6

It'd be greatly appreciated if you did. Today is my first day of learning it and im confused as ever..

Answer 7

One moment, let me just review to be sure I have all the terms right.

Answer 8

Ok

Answer 9

Just a question, are you in FLVS or VLACS?

Answer 10

I'm in k12

Answer 11

Ok

Answer 12

use this: a2 + b2 = c2 (pretend c is x)

Answer 13

im in k12 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 14

So the number that you don't know is called the hypotenuse. In order to find the hypotenuse in most equations, you need to write out the whole equation first. In this case it is \[5^{2}+8^{2}=\]

Answer 15

At the end of the equation we put \[c ^{2}\] because that is what we are trying to solve, but don't know what it is.

Answer 16

To solve this, we need to first simplify both sides, and since we can't simplify the right side, only the left in this case. That means 25+64=c squared

Answer 17

Add them together to get 89=c squared

Answer 18

Then finally we find the square root or whatever is the closest of 89, which is 9.4 if rounded to the nearest 10th

Answer 19

And that's your answer! The hypotenuse is 9.4, and that should be your answer.

Answer 20

Ok! Thanks for explaining! This will help alot in the future.