SOLUTION: how do you solve something like this: {{{ 8^2+x^2= sqrt ( 82 ) }}} ? i have similar questions where legs are in square root form as well, like this: {{{ 9^2+ sqrt (17 ) = x^2 }}} ?

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Question 834482: how do you solve something like this: +8%5E2%2Bx%5E2=+sqrt+%28+82+%29+ ? i have similar questions where legs are in square root form as well, like this: +9%5E2%2B+sqrt+%2817+%29+=+x%5E2+ ? Could you help?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Square roots are just numbers.
So you can either approximate them or leave them exactly as they are.
9%5E2%2Bsqrt%2817%29=x%5E2
x=sqrt%2881%2Bsqrt%2817%29%29 or approximately x=9.226