Question

5
the square root of 55
7
the square root of 32
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Answer 1

the square root of 55, or 7.42

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem, or a²+b²=c², where a and b are the sides or "legs" of the triangle and c is the hypotenuse.

a is 3, b is x, and c is 9

If you plug that into the equation, you get 3²+x²=8²

We can make this 9+x=64 by squaring the 3 and 8.

Then we can subtract 9 from each side to get x=55.

Finally, take the square root of 55 to get √55 or 7.42.

I hope this helped!