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Find the missing side length. Round to the nearest tenth if needed. 11.7 is incorrect! PLEASE HELP!!

Find the missing side length. Round to the nearest tenth if needed. 11.7 is incorrect-example-1
User Lupe
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Hello from MrBillDoesMath!

Answer:

10.2

Discussion:

Let the length of the missing side = "s" Applying the Pythagorean theorem to this right triangle gives:


4^2 + s^2 = 11^2 =>

16 + s^2 = 121 => ( 4*4 = 16, 11*11 = 121)

16 - 16 + s^2 = 121 - 16 => (subtract 16 from both sides)

s^2 = 105 =>

x = sqrt (105)

which is approximately 10.2


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