Step-by-step explanation:
imagine that this shape is the combination of 2 shapes :
1. a rectangle 4×1
it goes from the top down the side of 4 until the tilted line x begins.
2. a right-angled triangle
x being the Hypotenuse (the baseline opposite of the 90° angle). and the legs are the invisible line of 1 (going from the top right of x in parallel to the 1 line all the way to the 5 line) and the part of the 5 line below the 4 line : 5-4 = 1.
so, x can be solved by using Pythagoras
c² = a² + b²
c being the Hypotenuse, a and b are the legs.
x² = 1² + 1² = 2
x = sqrt(2) = 1.414213562... ≈ 1.4