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Q 5 a) calculate the value of d

Q 5 a) calculate the value of d-example-1
User Gngrwzrd
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Answer:

This is not possible.

Explanation:

6 m = 600 cm

A triangle with a 600 cm leg and a 10 cm hypotenuse is impossible

If the 6 m should have been 6 cm, then:

Using the Pythagorean theorem:

base² = 10² - 6² = 100 - 36 = 64

base = √64 = 8

d² = 8² + 15² = 64 + 225 = 289

d = √289 = 17 cm , not meters

User Dragan Bozanovic
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