SOLUTION: Find length x in each triangle in simplified radical form Sides are 12, x, and 8

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Question 59373: Find length x in each triangle in simplified radical form
Sides are 12, x, and 8
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here we dont know if x is a maximum or a minimum, or even if it is a right triangle.
We must work this twice.
+x+%2B+8+=+12+ and +x+=+8+%2B+12+
+x+=+4+ and +x+=+20+
THEREFORE
+4%3C=+x+%3C=+20+