Question

How to find the x of the side a right triangle

Answer 1

Explanation:

With the legs of this triangle being 10 and 12 The hypotenuse is represented as x. We use the Pythagorean theorem:

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

x*x = 100 + 144 = 244

x =
`√(244)` = 15.620499

rounding to the nearest hundredth: x = 15.62 units