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Help pls I got the other one wrong and my score went down :( PLS HELP ME NOW ITS PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

Help pls I got the other one wrong and my score went down :( PLS HELP ME NOW ITS PYTHAGOREAN-example-1
User Soundmaven
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Answer:

9.4

Explanation:

5^2=25 and 8^2=64. 25+64=89. The
√(89)=(rounded to the nearest tenth) 9.4 feet.

User Myat
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Answer:

9.4

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean theorem

a^2+b^2 = c^2 where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse

5^2+8^2 = c^2

25 +64 = c^2

89 = c^2

Taking the square root of each side

sqrt(89) = sqrt(c^2)

9.433981132 = c

To the nearest tenth

9.4

Help pls I got the other one wrong and my score went down :( PLS HELP ME NOW ITS PYTHAGOREAN-example-1
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