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Y'ALL PLEASE HELP ME OUT IF YOU CAN I REALLY NEED HELP :)))))!!!!!!!!!

Find the length of x in the right triangle. Give your answer to two decimal places.
SHOW YOUR WORK so I can see if the answer makes sense. (no links as answers)

Y'ALL PLEASE HELP ME OUT IF YOU CAN I REALLY NEED HELP :)))))!!!!!!!!! Find the length-example-1
User Paulo Malvar
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use Pythagoras theorem

a² + b² = c²

14² + b² = 40²

b² = (40² - 14²)

b = 37.46 feet.

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