A geometry problem by Syed Hamza Khalid

Geometry Level 1

Solve for x x to 2 decimal places:


The answer is 12.02.

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3 solutions

Hana Wehbi
Oct 19, 2017

using Phythagoreas theorem we get: 2 x 2 = 1 7 2 = 289 x = 12.02 2x^2= 17^2=289\implies x=12.02

Romain Bouchard
Jul 31, 2018

Solution can be found here on Youtube Channel "Mind Your Decisions".

We can use the formula x = z sin 4 5 x=z \sin 45^\circ . We have

x = 17 ( sin 4 5 ) 12.020815280171307914814354155782433667842210940704 x=17 (\sin 45^\circ)\approx 12.020815280171307914814354155782433667842210940704

Finally, the desired answer is 12.02 \color{#3D99F6}\large {\boxed{12.02}} .

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