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Find the value of x to the nearest tenth.

 

 Mar 19, 2021
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Note that we can find  the hyppotenuse^2 of  the  triangle on the  right  as

 

8^2  + 4^2  = h^2

 

64 + 16 = h^2 =  80

 

So...on the left....x is the  hypotenusr of   that  triangle  so

 

h^2  + 7^2   =x^2

 

80  +  49   = x^2

 

129  = x^2

 

sqrt (129)   = x

 

 

cool cool cool

 Mar 19, 2021

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