Question

For the following right triangle, find the side length x. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

8
0
10

Answer 1

Since the triangle is a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the value of x.

This theorem states that the length of the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of each leg squared.

So we have:

`\begin{gathered} x^2=8^2+10^2 \\ x^2=64+100 \\ x^2=164 \\ x=\sqrt[]{164} \\ x=12.81 \end{gathered}`

Therefore the value of x is 12.81.