I’m the triangle shown below what is the approximate value of x

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asked May 7, 2019 90.8k views

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Aaron Greenwald · Answer 1 · 2019-05-11T06:13:49+0000

Answer:

The answer is choice B: 22.52 units.

Explanation:

We use the Pythagoras's theorem which says for a right triangle with sides
x,y and hypotenuse
:

x^2+y^2=z^2.

In our case

z=26

y=13

So we solve for

$x=√(z^2-y^2)=√(26^2-13^2)  =\boxed{22.52\: units.}$

Which is choice B.