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Find the length of side xx in simplest radical form with a rational denominator.

Find the length of side xx in simplest radical form with a rational denominator.-example-1
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Answer:

Solution given:

it is a right angled isosceles triangle

so

perpendicular [p]=base[b]=3

hypotenuse [h]=x

we have

by using Pythagoras law

p²+b²=h²

3²+3²=h²

18=h²

h=
√(18)

x=
\bold{3√(2)}

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