Use a^2+b^2=c^2.
so u might have two answer one if u plug 17 and 12 as your a and b and solve for c
second is when you plug 12 as a and 17 as 17 qnd solve for b.
hope this helped
Answer:
I'm guessing the opposites are negative and positive so whenever you add two opposite numbers it will always be 0. The answer will always be 0.
For example:
-3 + 3 = 0
4 - 4 = 0
-15 + 15
X is twenty
2x+6x+20=180
8x=160
X=20