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the staircase below has 12 steps. find the distance from point A to point B (in feet). round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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The staircase below has 12 steps. Find the distance from point A to point B (in feet). round your answer to the nearest tenth. ​

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The distance from point A to point B = 12* steps

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Pythagoras theorem

H^2 = S1^2 + S2^2

H= hypotenuse

S= sides

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H^2 = 10^2+ 8^2

H = √ 10^2+ 8^2

H= 2 √ 41 in

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Form in to ft

12 in = 1 ft

H (ft)= 2 √ 41 in * 1ft/ 12 in = √ 41 /6

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The distance from point A to point B = 12* steps

= 12 * √ 41 /6 = 2 √ 41

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Answer

The distance from point A to point B (in feet) is 2 √ 41 = 12. 8

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