Bianca M.

asked • 04/22/22

Find the value of X

a triangle with the adjacent being X. 8.4 being the opposite and the hypotenuse being 5.6. The triangle is inside the circle with the top going out I need to find the value of X

Mark M.

What does top going out mean?
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04/22/22

Donald W.

Can you provide a diagram?
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04/22/22

Brenda D.

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You need to provide diagram, picture or link to such. Also, the hypotenuse is the longest side of a triangle. Thanks Mark M I’ve corrected the statement.
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Mark M.

The hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right triangle.
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Andrew M.

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Yeah, a diagram would be necessary to verify that your information provided is correct. If the adjacent is X and you already know a hypotenuse and opposite side for the same triangle, this should just be a Pythagorean Theorem problem. And agreed: the hypotenuse is definitely always the longest side of the triangle.
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Thirumalai T. answered • 05/04/22

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  1. The dimensions of the triangle don’t seem to be correct. How can the hypotenuse (5.6) be smaller than the side (8.4) ?
  2. Also, can you clarify what do you mean by “ top going out “ ? Did you mean the vertex which is 90 degrees is outside the circle ?

Please clarify


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