SOLUTION: opposite 19 hypotenuses x adjacent 17 adjacent find the value of x

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Question 1022045: opposite 19
hypotenuses x
adjacent 17
adjacent
find the value of x
Answer by engsaoudah(9) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using Pythagoras theorem
adjacent^2+opposite^2=hypotenuse^2
opposite=19
adjacent=17
17^2+ 19^2=hyp^2
hyp2=650
hyp= √650
hypotenuse=25.495
hypotenuse=25.5(1d.P)