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10

x
7
Find the missing side of the right triangle round to the nearest
hundredth. x=

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Answer 1

The missing side of the right triangle round to the nearest hundredth is;

x = 12.21 units.

In Mathematics and Geometry, Pythagorean's theorem is an Euclidean postulate that can be modeled or represented by the following mathematical equation:

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

Where:

• a is the opposite side of a right-angled triangle.
• b is the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.
• c is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.

In order to determine the length of x, we would have to apply Pythagorean's theorem as follows;

`x^(2) =10^2+7^2\\\\x^(2) =100+49\\\\x =√(149)`

x = 12.2066 ≈ 12.21 units.