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Can some one help me. I don’t understand

Can some one help me. I don’t understand-example-1
User Rodrick
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The height is 6-1= 5 units
The length is 8-1=7 units
Apply pythagoras' theorem:
spqrt(5^2+7^2)= 8.6023
Rounded to 1 d.p. Is 8.6 units
User Cgrand
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BC = √[(8-1)^2 +(1-6)^2]
BC = √(49+25
BC = √74
BC = 8.6

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8.6 units
User Emirkljucanin
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