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Solve for X on this triangle:

The small side is 8, the slanted side is 17, and the straight side is x+3

User Walker Rowe
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Answer:

x = 6, so the straight side is = x + 3 = (6) +3 = 9

Explanation:

User Gil Sand
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Answer:

12

Explanation:

(17×17) - (8×8)= 225

square root 225= x+3

15= ×+3

-3+15= x

12= x

User Lakindu Hewawasam
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