Question

Find the value of x in the triangle shown below.

Answer 1

Answer: B square root of 40

Explanation:

You're trying to find the length of the hypotenuse so you need to use the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2

c = x

a = 2

b = 6

So 2^2 + 6^2 = x^2

Which equals: 4 + 36 = x^2

This can be simplified into 40 = x^2

And to get x by itself, just take the square root of each side: Square root of 40 = x