Answer:
x = 2√58
Step-by-step explanation:
Pythagoras' Theorem: a² + b² = c²
(where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse of a right triangle)
Find the height of the triangle by using the base and hypotenuse of the smaller interior triangle and Pythagoras' Theorem:
a² + b² = c²
⇒ a² + 6² = (6√2)²
⇒ a² = (6√2)² - 6²
⇒ a² = 36
⇒ a = 6
Now we have the base and height of the larger interior triangle, we can calculate x:
a² + b² = c²
⇒ 6² + 14² = x²
⇒ x² = 232
⇒ x = √232
⇒ x = 2√58
