To do solve this you must isolate x. First subtract 16 to both sides (what you do on one side you must do to the other). Since 16 is being added to x, subtraction (the opposite of addition) will cancel it out (make it zero) from the left side and bring it over to the right side.

x + (16 - 16) = 24 - 16

x = 8

Check:

8 + 16 = 24

24 = 24

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Please help! Find the missing

Veronika [31]

Answer:

x = 13

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to get the missing side

from what we have, the triangle is a right angled triangle

In this kind of triangle, the Pythagoras’ theorem works

The square of the side facing the right angle ( marked x here) is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other sides

We have this as;

x^2 = 5^2 + 12^2

x^2 = 25 + 144

x^2 = 169

x = √169

x = 13

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