Question

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Find the unknown side length, x. Write your answer in simplest radical form.

Answer 1

Because this is a right triangle, you can use Pythagorean theorem

They gave us the measurements for the legs of the triangle. We are trying to find the hypotenuse

Use: \(a^2+b^2=c^2\)
a and b are legs and c is the hypotenuse