Question

What is the value of x in the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer: C) x = 13

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Work Shown:

We have a right triangle with legs a = 5 and b = 12. The hypotenuse is c = x which is unknown for now.

Use the pythagorean theorem to find x.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

5^2 + 12^2 = x^2

25 + 144 = x^2

169 = x^2

x^2 = 169

x = sqrt(169) .... apply the square root to both sides

x = 13