SOLUTION: Complete: If (x, 12, 13) is a Pythagorean triple, then x = ________

SOLUTION: Complete: If (x, 12, 13) is a Pythagorean triple, then x = ________

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Question 152067This question is from textbook Algebra 1 An Incremental Development
: Complete: If (x, 12, 13) is a Pythagorean triple, then x = ________ This question is from textbook Algebra 1 An Incremental Development

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Complete: If (x, 12, 13) is a Pythagorean triple, then x = ________

x=a
12=b
13=c

Pythagorean:

Plug in values

Simplify

Subtract 144 from both sides

Square root both sides

(x, 12, 13)

Pythagorean Triple: (5, 12, 13)
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