Question

Please help solve for missing side pyth. theo.

Answer 1

Explanation:

To find x, you first need to find the length of the base. The total length of the base is 8, so the length of the base for one triangle is 4 meaning 8/2

Pythagoras theorem =
`a^2 + b^2 = c^2`

In this case, a will be 4 and c will be 5. Remember that c will always be the longest side of a right-angle triangle.

`5^2 + x^2 = 4^2 \\25 +x^2 = 16 \\x^2 = 25 -16 \\x^2 = 9 \\x √(9)\\ x = 3`