Solve for the missing measure. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Give you answer as just a number. Do not include x = ...... just give the value of x.

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Ricardo Umpierrez · Answer 1 · 2019-07-31T06:19:18+0000

Using the Pythagorean theorem we have (hypotenuse)^2 = (base)^2 +(side)^2

so (side)^2 =(20)^2- (8)^2 =336 and now side is square root of 336 = 18.33

answer is 18..33