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Find the value of X round decimal answer to the nearest tenth

Find the value of X round decimal answer to the nearest tenth-example-1
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h= 9.2 units

Examining that triangle, let's find out at first the hypotenuse (a):

Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we can write out:

a² = b² + c² The hypotenuse is always on the left side

a²= 24² +10²

a² = 576 +100

a² = 676

√a²= √676

a = 26

2) Now, we can find out the height (x), by using a formula derived from the similarity between those two triangles that form the large one:

a*h = b * c

26h =24 * 10

26h/26 = 240/26

h =9.230

h ≈ 9.2

3) Hence, the answer is h= 9.2 units

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