Question

Instructions: Find the missing side of the triangle.
30
х
50
X=

Answer 1

x = 40

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle

x² + 30² = 50²

x² + 900 = 2500 ( subtract 900 from both sides )

x² = 1600 ( take the square root of both sides )

x =
`√(1600)` = 40