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Find the value of x in the triangle shown below.

Find the value of x in the triangle shown below.-example-1
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Answer:


x = √(17)

Explanation:

By Pythagoras Theorem:


x = \sqrt{ {9}^(2) - {8}^(2) } \\ \\ x = √(81 - 64) \\ \\ x = √(17)

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