SOLUTION: Find the length of X in the triangle. Express in simplified radical form: Here is a drawing of the triangle: = = =

Question 65702: Find the length of X in the triangle. Express in simplified radical form:
Here is a drawing of the triangle:
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12 = = X
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I do not know the process of figuring this out, can anyone help me understand the process and how to get the answer please, thank you.

Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have a right triangle with the legs: 8 and x
You have a right triangle with the hypotenuse: 12
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
8^2 + x^2 = 12^2
64 + x^2 = 144
x^2 = 80
x = 4*sqrt(5)
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