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Find the missing side lengths. Leave your answers as radicals in simplest form.

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Find the missing side lengths. Leave your answers as radicals in simplest form. Please-example-1
User Sanjar
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Answer:

B) x = 5sqrt2, y = 5

Explanation:

(y) is equal to 5 because both angles are 45 degrees.

From here you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find (x):

a^2+b^2 = c^2

5^2+5^2 = c^2

25+25 = c^2

50 = c^2

sqrt50 = c

5sqrt2 = c (c is x in this case)

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