Pythagorean TheoremFor the following right triangle, find the side length x. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.18Х11

Amiekuser asked Nov 25, 2023

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Amiekuser asked Nov 25, 2023

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Solution

For this case we can use the Pythagoras theorem and we have:

And solving for x we got:

$x=\sqrt[]{18^2-11^2}=\sqrt[]{324-121}=\sqrt[]{203}=14.25$

Then the answer is:

14.25

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