Concept explainers
To find: the values of x
Answer to Problem 13CT
The value of x is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information: A square with length of side 11 units and with a diagonal of unknown measure.
Formula used:
The relationship between the legs of right triangle (shown in figure below) a , b and its hypotenuse c is obtained by using Pythagoras theorem.
It can be expressed as,
Calculation: Consider the figure given below.
In the given square, each of the
The length of hypotenuse can be calculated using the Pythagoras theorem as,
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