Question

Find the value of x in the triangle shown below.1612

Answer 1

We are given a right angle with known value for the legs, and asked to find the measure of the triangles hypotenuse.

Leg 1 = 12

Leg 2 = 16

Therefore, we use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse, as shown below:

`x=\sqrt[]{12^2+16^2}=\sqrt[]{400}=20`

Therefore our answer agrees with answer option D in the list provided.