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Please please help me out-example-1
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Answer:

x = 2
√(34)

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras' identity on the right triangle.

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides, that is

x² = 6² + 10² = 36 + 100 = 136

Take the square root of both sides

x =
√(136) =
√(4(34)) =
√(4) ×
√(34) = 2
√(34)

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