Question

ΔQRS is an isosceles triangle. What is the length of RT¯¯¯¯¯

? Round to the nearest hundredth. Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

Answer:9.22

Explanation:

You dont need the left side of this triangle to figure out the answer. You can use the fact that the remaining side to find is of a right triangle and use pythagorean theorem to solve.

Since 11 is the hypotenuse, and the pythagorean theorem states that a^2 +b^2 = c^2, the hypotenuse being c, you can reverse the equation like this:

11^2-6^2=rt^2

if you plug this in, you get that rt is exactly equal to 9.21954445729

Since you asked for it rounded to the nearest hundredth, you can round it to 9.22