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For the following right triangle, find the side length x. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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For the following right triangle, find the side length x. Round your answer to the-example-1
User Zia Qamar
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check picture below

thus, use the pythagorean theorem


\bf c^2=a^2+b^2\implies √(c^2-a^2)=b\qquad \begin{cases} c=hypotenuse\\ a=adjacent\\ b=opposite \end{cases}
For the following right triangle, find the side length x. Round your answer to the-example-1
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