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Which expression helps you find the length x of a side of a rectangle that has a diagonal of 15 units and a width of 9 units?

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Answer:

x2 = 152 – 92

Explanation:

That is the top left option of imagine math

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15²-9²= x² use Pythagoras' theorum and square the two smaller sides to get the square of the hypotenuse (the diagonal) then rearrange this to get the above calculation
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