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I don't know how to find the value of x in the isosceles triangle.

I don't know how to find the value of x in the isosceles triangle.-example-1
User YusufUMS
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Answer:

x=4

Explanation:

split the triangle into two and you will get another smaller triangle as shown in what I have drawn

so notice that there's a right angle?? this means that this is a right angle triangle and you can use Pythagoras theorem to solve it

so by Pythagoras theorem, 5^2= 3^2 + x^2

then you can solve for x

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