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Find the missing side to the triangle in the attached image.

Find the missing side to the triangle in the attached image.-example-1

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x = 14

Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse. Thus, 48^2 + x^2 = 50^2. Thus, 2304 + x^2 = 2500. Thus, x^2 = 196. Thus, x = 14

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