SOLUTION: Find the length x. Express your answer in simplified radical form. side 1: 51ft side 2: 45ft side 3: x Help!

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Question 85185: Find the length x. Express your answer in simplified radical form.
side 1: 51ft
side 2: 45ft
side 3: x
Help!

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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IF THIS IS A RIGHT TRIANGLE & THE X=THE HYPOTENUSE THEN WE HAVE:
51^2+45^2=X^2
2601+2025=X^2
X^2=4626
X=SQRT626
X=68.0147 ANSWER.
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IF THE 51 FT IS THE HYPOTENUSE OF THE RIGHT TRIANGLE THEN:
45^2+X^2=51^2
2025+X^2=2601
X^2=2601-2025
X^2=576
X=SQRT576
X=24 FT FOR THE OTHER SIDE.