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Given: ΔABC ≅ ΔEDF

What is the length of rounded to the nearest tenth?



a 1.1
b 3
c 3.2
d 4

Given: ΔABC ≅ ΔEDF What is the length of rounded to the nearest tenth? a 1.1 b 3 c-example-1
User Forsberg
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I think the figure is that of a right triangle.

Its short leg = 2 - 1 = 1 unit This is the value of y.
Its long leg = 3 - 0 = 3 units This is the value of x.

Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the hypotenuse.

a² + b² = c²
1² + 3² = c²
1 + 9 = c²
10 = c²
√10 = √c²
3.16 = c

The length of the hypotenuse is C.) 3.2 rounded to the nearest tenth.
User Jesse Gallagher
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we know that

the triangle ABC and triangle EDF are congruent triangles-----> given problem

therefore


AC=EF\\AB=ED\\BC=DF

we know that

the distance between two points is equal to


d=\sqrt{(y2-y1)^(2)+(x2-x1)^(2)}

Step
1

Find the distance AB


A(0,1)\\B(0,2)

substitute in the formula of the distance


d=\sqrt{(2-1)^(2)+(0-0)^(2)}


d=\sqrt{(1)^(2)+(0)^(2)}


dAB=1\ unit

Step
2

Find the distance BC


B(0,2)\\C(3,2)

substitute in the formula of the distance


d=\sqrt{(2-2)^(2)+(3-0)^(2)}


d=\sqrt{(0)^(2)+(3)^(2)}


dBC=3\ units

Step
3

Find the distance AC

we know that

the triangle ABC is a right triangle

so

Applying the Pythagorean Theorem


AC^(2)=AB^(2) +BC^(2)

substitute the values in the formula


AC^(2)=1^(2) +3^(2)


AC=√(10)\ units=3.16\ units

round to the nearest tenth


AC=3.2\ units

therefore


EF=3.2\ units


ED=1\ unit


DF=3\ units

the answer is

The length of the hypotenuse is equal to
3.2\ units

User Rahul Pamnani
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