SOLUTION: Would someone help me please? I need to find the length x of a triangle with the sides measuring 20cm (left side), x (right side), and 15cm (bottom).Thank You.

Question 86750: Would someone help me please? I need to find the length x of a triangle with the sides measuring 20cm (left side), x (right side), and 15cm (bottom).Thank You.
Answer by Flake(45) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you need to provide more detail about how the triangle looks.
Does it contain a right angle (90-degrees)?
Look something like this?

If so, then the length the sides for right-triangle are governed by

"a" and "b" are the sides that from the right-angle
"c" is the slanted side (hypotinues)
a=2, b=15

********hope that helps*************
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