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Instructions: Find the missing side of the triangle.

Instructions: Find the missing side of the triangle.-example-1
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Answer:

x = 50

Explanation:

This is a right triangle.

In right triangles the square value of hypotenuse is equal to the sum of square value of the legs.

x² = 40² + 30²

  • Find the second power of each expression.

x² = 1600 + 900

  • Add the numbers.

x² = 2500

  • Find the root of of both sides.

x = 50

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