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Calculate the length of AC to 1 decvimL POINT

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Answer:The length of AC to one decimal place in the trapezium is 18.1 cm

Step-by-step explanation: Using Pythagoras theorem, we can find the length AC

Pythagoras theorem

c² = a² + b²

Therefore, draw a line from the point B to the line AD and call it line BX.

BX ║ CD

Therefore,

16² - 7² = BX²

256 - 49 = BX²

BX² = 207

BX = √207

BX = 14.3874945699

BX = 14.4 cm

Therefore,

11² + 14.4² = AC²

121 + 207.36 = AC²

AC = √328.36

AC = 18.120706388

AC = 18.1 cm

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