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What is the length of the side x?

What is the length of the side x?-example-1
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Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

Solve for the middle side, then for x using Pythagorean Theorem.


A^2 + B^2 = C^2\\\\\\6^2 + 8^2 = C^2\\\\100 = C^2\\\\C = 10\\\\\\\\A^2 + 10^2 = 12^2\\\\A^2 + 100 = 144\\\\A^2 = 44\\\\A^2 = 2√(11) <-Answer

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