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Yeah I have some solve for x leave your answer in simplest radical form

Yeah I have some solve for x leave your answer in simplest radical form-example-1

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The image above gives a better analysis of the image in the question

To get x, we will make use of the Pythagoras theorem.

since x is the hypotenuse


x^2=4^2+2^2


x^2\text{ = 16 + 4}


x^2\text{ = }\sqrt[]{20}


x\text{ = }\sqrt[]{4\text{ x 5}}


x\text{ =}\sqrt[]{4}\text{ x}\sqrt[]{5}


x\text{ = 2 x }\sqrt[]{5}


x\text{ = 2}\sqrt[]{5}

In the simplest radical form, x is equal to


2\sqrt[]{5}

Yeah I have some solve for x leave your answer in simplest radical form-example-1
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