Question

100 PTS:Please help me now plz plz

Answer 1

x = 12

Explanation:

Consider the right angle triangle with

base: x/2

height: 8

hypotenuse: 10

Using pythagoras theorem

10² = 8² + (x/2)²

(x/2)² = 100 - 64

(x/2)² = 36

x/2 = 6

x = 12

Answer 2

x = 12

Explanation:

We have a right triangle with hypotenuse 10 and the height 8. Either the one on the left or the one on the right

We can find the base using the Pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a^2 +8^2 = 10^2

a^2 +64 = 100

Subtract 64 from each side

a^2 = 100 -64

a^2 = 36

Take the square root of each side

a = 6

Now a is 1/2 of the total base of the big triangle. It is identical since the triangles are equal

x = 2 * a

x = 2*6 = 12