Question 87140: How do I find the length x in the triangle with sides of 10, 8, x? I am supposed to express my answer in simplified radical form. How do I do this? Please help, Thanks
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do I find the length x in the triangle with sides of 10, 8, x? I am
supposed to express my answer in simplified radical form. How do I do this?
Please help, Thanks
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This problem has infinitely many solutions because you can pick any length
between 2 and 18 for x and there could be such a triangle having sides of lengths 10, 8 and x.
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So you apparently left something out in your typing that was given in your
textbook or assignment sheet.
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So recheck the instructions given in your textbook or assignment carefully and
repost the problem giving the rest of the information, such as "the triangle is
a right triangle", or some other piece of information which you would have had to have been given for the problem to have only one solution.
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Edwin
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