208k views
0 votes
Hannah takes a sheet of paper and cuts from one corner to the opposite corner, making two triangles. If the length of the cut is 12 inches and the paper is 8 inches long, what is the width of the sheet of paper (nearest tenth)?

User Apqu
by
7.0k points

2 Answers

5 votes

Answer:rrrr

Step-by-step explanation:rrr

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

User NOSAE
by
7.7k points
2 votes

Answer:

8.9 inches

Explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem:

12^2=8^2+x^2

144=64+x^2

x^2=80

x=8.94

User Deepak Rattan
by
8.2k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories