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Find the length of BH in this cuboid. Give your answer in centimetres (cm) to 1 d.p. ​

Find the length of BH in this cuboid. Give your answer in centimetres (cm) to 1 d-example-1
User Chubock
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Explanation:

well, BHC is a right-angled triangle with BH being the Hypotenuse, and BC and CH being the legs.

so, per Pythagoras we know

BH² = BC² + CH²

we know BC (27 cm).

we need to find CH.

CHD is another right-angled triangle with CH being the Hypotenuse, and CD and DH being the legs.

again, per Pythagoras we get

CH² = CD² + DH² = 54² + 32² = 2916 + 1024 = 3940

CH = sqrt(3940) = 62.76941931... cm

now we can solve the original equation for BH :

BH² = BC² + CH² = 27² + 3940 = 729 + 3940 = 4669

BH = sqrt(4669) = 68.33008122... cm ≈ 68.3 cm

User Hamidreza Nikoonia
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