Question

Find the value of x. Segments that appear to be tangent are tangent. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Do not include "x=" in your answer.

5.6 is on the hypotenuse side, 8.4 is on the shorter side, and x is on the second longer side

Answer 1

?? The hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right triangle.

Answer 2

man i don't know i was tryna give you a visual of the triangle thingy

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the value of x, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem. In a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.

Let's represent the shorter side as a and the longer side as b. Here, a = 8.4 and the hypotenuse is 5.6.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can write the equation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Plugging in the known values, we get:

8.4^2 + x^2 = 5.6^2

Simplifying, we have:

70.56 + x^2 = 31.36

Subtracting 70.56 from both sides, we get:

x^2 = 31.36 - 70.56

x^2 = -39.2

Since we cannot have a negative length, in this case, we can conclude that the given measurements do not form a valid right triangle. Therefore, there is no real value for x.