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find the missing side of the right angle round to the nearest tenth if necessary triangle is 6 meters by 12m

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To get x, we will use the Pythagoras theorem

With the hypotenuse equal to 12m


\begin{gathered} x^2=12^2-6^2 \\ x^2\text{ = 144 - 36} \\ x^2\text{ = 108} \end{gathered}


\begin{gathered} x\text{ = }\sqrt[]{108\text{ }}=\text{ 10.39} \\ \text{ x = 10. 4m (to the nearest tenth)} \end{gathered}

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