Question

Given that a = 15 cm and b = 8 cm, work out x

Answer 1

the value of x is 17 cm

Explanation:

The computation of x is shown below:

Here we applied the pythagoreans theorem

x^2 = a^2 + b^2

x^2 = 15^2 + 8^2

X^2 = 225 + 64

x^2 = 289

x = sqrt(289)

= 17

Hence, the value of x is 17 cm