SOLUTION: What would the value of x be in a right angled triangle whose hypotenuse is 25 and other sides are 4x and x?

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Question 603766: What would the value of x be in a right angled triangle whose hypotenuse is 25 and other sides are 4x and x?
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the Pythagorean theorem, we have
(4x)^2 + x^2 = 25^2
16x^2 + x^2 = 25^2
x = sqrt(25^2/17)
This gives x = 25/sqrt(17) = 6.063