Question

Yeah I don’t get this

Answer 1

using pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

(12x)^2 + (16x)^2 = 10^2

square each term

144x^2 + 256x^2 = 100

combine like terms

400 x^2 = 100

divide by 400 on each side

x^2 = 1/4

take the square root on each side

x = 1/2

Answer: x=1/2