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Please help! How would I do this?

Please help! How would I do this?-example-1
User Olov
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Answer: x=24

Explanation:

Ok, this one is a bit tricky, you just have to keep in mind that directions specifically state that this is a rectangle.

A rectangle's opposite sides will always be the same, so the side opposite to 7 (the bottom of the rectangle) is also 7.

Now we should only be concerned with the triangle that includes the side-length that is x. So now we can use the Pythagorean theorem:

(leg length)^2+(other leg length)^2=(hypotenuse)^2

So if we plug in the values we have:

7^2+x^2=25^2

Solve for x:

49+x^2=625

x^2=625-49

x^2=576

x=
√(576) (square root is the inverse of square)

x=24

Hope this helps :)

User Shekhar Jadhav
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