Question

Solve for x

Image of a triangle with the sides being 6, 8 and x. It its a right triangle.
10
100
64

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the longest side, we can solve for x.

In this case, the two shorter sides are 6 and 8, and the longest side is x.

Therefore, we have:

6^2 + 8^2 = x^2
36 + 64 = x^2
100 = x^2

To solve for x, we can take the square root of both sides:

√100 = √x^2
10 = x

Therefore, x is equal to 10.