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User Gilm
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Answer: 46ft

Explanation:

Alright so for this you must reference the pythagorean theorem which is:

a^2+b^2=c^2. c^2 is always the diagonal side and a^2 and b^2 the other two sides.

You can therefore set this up like this:

a^2+20^2=50^2 (where a is the side you are looking for- listed as x)

Solve:

a^2=50^2-20^2

a^2=2500-400

a^2=2100

sqrt(a^2)=sqrt(2100)

a= 45.8257569496

Round: a (or x)=46

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