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3 * x/3 = 5 * ? solve using the pythagorean theorem

3 * x/3 = 5 * ? solve using the pythagorean theorem-example-1
User Jesse Van Der Pluijm
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we have the equation

x/3=5

solve for x

Multiply both sides by 3

so

3*(x/3)=5*3

Simplify

x=15

therefore

the answer is

the number in the green box is 3

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