Asked by Jill

Using a Pythagorean triple, if the sides of a right triangle are (18, X, 30) and X is less than 30, what isX?
(1 point)
x = 24
x = 25.9
x = 26.1
x = 21
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: 18^2 + X^2 = 30^2 → 324 + X^2 = 900 → X^2 = 576 → X = 24.
(Also it's a 3-4-5 triple scaled by 6: 18, 24, 30.)