11 y = y 5 y 2 = 55 x 2 = 5 2 + y 2 x 2 = 25 + 55 x 2 = 80 x = 80 x = 16 ⋅ 5 x = 4 5
The value of x can be found by using the Pythagorean theorem if specific values are provided. You substitute those values into the equation and solve for x. In an example case, if you had a leg of 5 and another leg of 11, x would equal 146 .
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