What is the value of x? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Right triangle whose two legs measure seven and four, and whose hypotenuse is x

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20 May, 11:15

What is the value of x? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Right triangle whose two legs measure seven and four, and whose hypotenuse is x

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Halle Carter · Answer 1

We know that to find the sides of a right triangle we can use the Pythagorean theorem: A^2 + B^2 = C^2.

Plugging in our sides into the equation:

7^2 + 4^2 = x^2

49 + 16 = x^2

65 = x^2

x = 8.06

Rounding x to the nearest tenth, we get x = 8.1

What is the value of x? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.Right triangle whose two legs measure seven and four, and whose hypotenuse is x

What is the value of x? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Right triangle whose two legs measure seven and four, and whose hypotenuse is x