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Find the missing side of this righttriangle.X911x = √ [?]XEnter the number that belongs in the green box.

Find the missing side of this righttriangle.X911x = √ [?]XEnter the number that belongs-example-1

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Explanation

We are given a right-angled triangle with the following:


\begin{gathered} perpendicular=9 \\ base=11 \\ hypotenuse=x \end{gathered}

We are required to determine the missing side (i.e. the value of x).

We can achieve this by using the Pythagorean theorem as follows:


\begin{gathered} hypotenuse^2=perpendicular^2+base^2 \\ h^2=p^2+b^2 \\ Substitute\text{ }each\text{ }values \\ x^2=9^2+11^2 \\ x^2=81+121 \\ x^2=202 \\ x=√(202) \end{gathered}

Hence, the answer is:


x=√(202)

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