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Alice

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Pythagoras' theorem

I've been struggling with this question for awhile now. I would really appreciate it if someone could hep me.
How do I find the value of x in the following diagram?

soroban

Member

Registered: 2007-03-09

Posts: 452

Re: Pythagoras' theorem

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    D o - - - - - o C
      |         * |
      |    M  *   |
      |     o     | 3
      |   *       |
      | *         |
    A o - - - - - o B
            3

            V
            *
           /|\
          / | \
       5 /  |x \
        /   |   \
       /    |    \
    A * - - * - - * C
            M

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Alice

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Re: Pythagoras' theorem

Thank you for the help. I finally understand it