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Hello, I'm stuck on this.Question: Calculate the slant height of this come, identified by letter X. Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

Hello, I'm stuck on this.Question: Calculate the slant height of this come, identified-example-1
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The right triangle formed is shown below

To find the slant height, x, we would apply the pythagorean theorem which is expressed as

hypotenuse^2 = one leg^2 + other leg^2

Looking at the triangle,

hypotenuse = x

one leg = 12

other leg = 7

By applying the pythagorean theorem,

x^2 = 12^2 + 7^2 = 144 + 49 = 193

x = square root of 193

x = 13.89

Rounding to the nearest whole number,

x = 14

Hello, I'm stuck on this.Question: Calculate the slant height of this come, identified-example-1
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