Find the value of x, if you know the hypotenuse is 10 and 1 of the sides is 5. x is the other side.

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For questions like these, where you are given the hypotenuse & one side of a triangle, then we can very simply use the Pythagorean Theorem to find x.

Pythagorean Theorem : a² + b² = c²

Where :

a = side length 
b = another side length
c = hypotenuse

Since we are given 10 as the hypotenuse and 5 as a side length, we can very simply plug these into the Pythagorean theorem. 

a² + b² = c²

We'll plug 10 into 'c' and 5 into 'a.'

(5²) + b² = (10²)

Simplify.

25 + b² = 100

Now, subtract 25 from both sides.

b² = 100 - 25

Simplify.

b² = 75

Now, find the square root of b² and 75.



Simplify.



Therefore, our final side length is : 

~Hope I helped!~

We can use Pythagorean's Theorem to solve for the unknown side:


Solve for b (c is the hypotenuse and it doesn't matter which side is a or b):


We can simplify this:


So, your answer is, b = 

The reporter forgot to multiply the decimal by 100, making it 25%