In right triangle ABC, where c is the hypotenuse, a = 6, c = 10, and b = x - 2. Solve for x. A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 is the answer B?

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Xavier Vaughn

9 October, 16:28

In right triangle ABC, where c is the hypotenuse, a = 6, c = 10, and b = x - 2. Solve for x. A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 is the answer B?

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Kaiden Nunez · Answer 1

Kaiden Nunez 9 October, 17:33

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Yes the answer would be B

Chandler Chung · Answer 2

The answer is C right triangles have a formula for this its a^2 + b^2 = c^2 so 10^2 is 100 - 6^2 or 36 is 64 and because 8*8 is 64 its the correct answer.