SOLUTION: Find the length x. Express your answer in simplified radical form. So I have a right triangle side a is 51ft, side b is 45 ft and the other is x. I got 68ft. Did I just maybe

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Question 84485: Find the length x. Express your answer in simplified radical form.
So I have a right triangle side a is 51ft, side b is 45 ft and the other is x. I got 68ft.
Did I just maybe get it right?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IF X=HYPOTENUSE THEN
51^2+45^2=X^2
2601+2025=X^2
4626=X^2
X=SQRT4626
X=68 FT. ANSWER.