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Find the missing length indicated

Find the missing length indicated-example-1
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Explanation:

there is a nice formula for the height in a right-angled triangle :

h = sqrt(p×q)

h being the height to the 90° angle, p and q being the segments (left and right of the height) of the Hypotenuse.

so, in our case

x = sqrt(25×144) = 5×12 = 60

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