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Calculate the missing lengths and angles in the provided geometric figures.

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32 cm3\sqrt{2} \text{ cm}

Step-by-step solution

3 steps
  1. Identify the right-angled triangle and its sides.

    From , we focus on the left right-angled triangle.
    The hypotenuse of this triangle is given as 6 cm6 \text{ cm}.
    One leg of this triangle is labeled x cmx \text{ cm}.
    The vertical leg (height) is marked with the same double dash symbol as xx, indicating its length is also x cmx \text{ cm}.

  2. Apply the Pythagorean theorem.

    The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (cc) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides (aa and bb): a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
    In this triangle, a=xa = x, b=xb = x, and c=6c = 6.

    x2+x2=62x^2 + x^2 = 6^2
  3. Solve for xx.

    2x2=362x^2 = 36

    Divide both sides by 2:

    x2=362x^2 = \frac{36}{2} x2=18x^2 = 18

    Take the square root of both sides:

    x=18x = \sqrt{18}

    Simplify the square root:

    x=9×2x = \sqrt{9 \times 2} x=32 cmx = 3\sqrt{2} \text{ cm}

    The value of xx is:

    32 cm3\sqrt{2} \text{ cm}
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