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A. 9.9
b. 10.1
c. 8.9
d. 10.5

A. 9.9 b. 10.1 c. 8.9 d. 10.5-example-1
User Beholderrk
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Answer:

a should be the length of x.

Explanation:

the Pythagorean Theorem can be used to solve this.

a²+b²=c²

If we plug our measurements one by one it's shown that answer choice A is closest to 18.

9.9²+15²=323.01


√(323.01)=17.97

when rounded this gives us 18.

Hope this helps!

-MoCKEry

User Anijhaw
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