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Instructions: Find the missing side of the triangle.
25
20
х
X =

Instructions: Find the missing side of the triangle. 25 20 х X =-example-1
User Linuscl
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Answer:

x = 15

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle

x² + 20² = 25²

x² + 400 = 625 ( subtract 400 from both sides )

x² = 225 ( take the square root of both sides )

x =
√(225) = 15

User Oleh Rybalchenko
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