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4. Find x, the missing
side length in the right
triangle.

4. Find x, the missing side length in the right triangle.-example-1

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ANSWER: 16.703
a^2 +b^2=c^2
Plug 11 into a and 20 into c and solve from there
User Paulbullard
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Answer:

16.703

Explanation:

right angle triangle thus we use puthagoras theorem to find the unknown length.

By converse of pythagoras theorem,

c² = a² + b²

c = √a² + b²

where c is the hypothenuse, a and b can be any 2 side of the right angle triangle

so x = √c² - a² = √ 20² - 11² ≈ 16.703 (or u can use calculator to find the long string of decimals and then round off on your own)

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