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Find the value of x. Write answer in simplest form.

Find the value of x. Write answer in simplest form.-example-1
User Niloct
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Answer:

x=8

Explanation:

x²+x²=(8 root2)²

2x²=128

÷2 on both sides

=x²=64

square root each side

so x=8

User Arman Ebrahimpour
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Apply Pythagorean theorem

  • P²+B²=H²
  • x²+x²=(8√2)²
  • 2x²=(8√2)²
  • 2x²=128
  • x²=128/2
  • x²=64
  • x=√64
  • x=8
User Paco Valdez
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