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User Itiel
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Answer:

x = the square root of 289, (or 17)

User Rinat Diushenov
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Answer:

x = 17

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle.

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides , that is

x² = 15² + 8² = 225 + 64 = 289 ( take square root of both sides )

x =
√(289) = 17

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