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

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

16

Explanation:

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Find x, the missing side length in the right triangle.-example-1
User Mahdi Ghajary
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Answer:

x=16

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem:

20^2-12^2=256

square root of 256=16

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