Question

Help me and pls explain how you got the answer

Answer 1

The length of the missing side is 8.5 ft

Explanation:

To find the length of the missing side, we can use the Pythagorean theorem which states
`a^2 + b^2 = c^2` where c is the length of the longest side of a right-angle triangle while a and b are the other two sides. Note that the Pythagorean theorem ONLY applies to right-angle triangles.

`a^2+b^2=c^2\\(6)^2+(6)^2=36+36=72=c^2\\\\c=√(72)= 8.48`

Rounding to the first decimal place, we get c = 8.5ft