SOLUTION: a right angled triangle. c (hypotenuse) length is 25 b length is 4x a length is x what is x?

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Question 880888: a right angled triangle.
c (hypotenuse) length is 25
b length is 4x
a length is x
what is x?
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2 + b^2 = c^2
(x)^2 + (4x)^2 = (25)^2
x^2 + 16x^2 = 625
17x^2 = 625
divide each side by 17
x^2 = 625/17
x+=+sqrt%28625%2F17%29 or x+=+-sqrt%28625%2F17%29
so
x+=+25%2Fsqrt%2817%29 or x+=+-25%2Fsqrt%2817%29