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What is the vertical height, h?

What is the vertical height, h?-example-1

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Answer:

6.2

Explanation:

s = 10 so ¹/₂s = 5

Pythagorean theorem:


h^2+(\frac12s)^2=8^2\\\\h^2+5^2=8^2\\\\h^2=64-25\\\\h^2=39\\\\h=√(39)=6.2449979....\approx6.2

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