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Help with length of hypotenuse ​

Help with length of hypotenuse ​-example-1
User Zulus
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Answer:

sqrt(10)x so ten is your answer

Explanation:

hope this helps

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Answer:

sqrt(10) *x

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

x^2 + (3x)^2 = hypotenuse ^2

x^2 + 9x^2 = hypotenuse ^2

10x^2 = hypotenuse ^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt( 10x^2) = sqrt(hypotenuse ^2)

sqrt(10) * x = hypotenuse

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