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For the following right,find the side length x.round your answer to the nearest hundredth

For the following right,find the side length x.round your answer to the nearest hundredth-example-1

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The given triangle is a right angle triangle. We would find x by applying the pythagorean theorem which is expressed as

hypotenuse^2 = one leg^2 + other leg ^2

Looking at the triangle,

hypotenuse = 15

one leg = x

other leg = 8

Thus,

15^2 = x^2 + 8^2

225 = x^2 + 64

x^2 = 225 - 64 = 161

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