Question

Solve for x. 8.5 11.2

Answer 1

According to the image, the given triangle is a right triangle, it means, you can use the pythagorean theorem to solve this problem.

Hypotenuse=11.2

Leg1=8.5

Leg2=x

`\begin{gathered} l2=\sqrt[]{h^2-l1^2} \\ l2=\sqrt[]{11.2^2-8.5^2} \\ l2=7.3 \end{gathered}`

x has a value of 7.3.