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Can you please help meeFind x in the first one

Can you please help meeFind x in the first one-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

This is a right triangle, so we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side:


c^2=a^2+b^2

In this problem we have a = 24, b = 10 and c = x:


\begin{gathered} x^2=24^2+10^2 \\ x^2=576+100 \\ x^2=676 \\ x=\sqrt[]{676} \\ x=26 \end{gathered}

Answer:

x = 26

Can you please help meeFind x in the first one-example-1