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Please help !! I don’t know what x is !

Please help !! I don’t know what x is !-example-1

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Answer:

x = √65

Explanation:

You are given a right triangle with leg lengths 4 and 7, and you are asked for the length of the hypotenuse, x.

Pythagorean theorem

The Pythagorean theorem relates the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. It tells you the square of the hypotenuse (x²) is the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

x² = 4² +7² . . . . . . . . . Pythagorean relation

x² = 16 +49 = 65 . . . evaluate the expression

x = √65 . . . . . . . . . . take the square root

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