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PLEASE HELP!!! find the value of x. if necessary, write your answer in simplest radical form

PLEASE HELP!!! find the value of x. if necessary, write your answer in simplest radical-example-1
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Answer:


√(80)

Explanation:

a^2+b^2=c^2

8^2+x^2=12^2

64+x^2=144

x^2=80


√(80)

User Neutrino
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Explanation:

using Pythagorean theorem

a²+b²=c²

12 hypotenuse and let us say 8 is the 'a'

=> 8²+x²=12²

=>64+x²=144

=>x²=144–64

=>√x²=√80

=>x=4√5

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