Question

A school's basketball hoop is mounted on a pipe that is cemented into the ground. The hoop is 10 feet above the ground. To stop it from swaying, some students put a brace from behind the hoop to a point on the ground that is 8 feet from the cement base. What is the length of the brace from the hoop to the ground? (round to the nearest foot)

Answer 1

13

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

13

Step-by-step explanation:

A squared + B squared = C squared

10 squared = 100

8 squared = + 64

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164

square root of 164 is 12.8062484749 feet which rounds to 13 feet.