Question

Sue made a quilt pattern from 16 congruent pieces of cloth shaped like isosceles right triangles. She cut the pieces so that the legs of each triangular piece are 6 inches

long

Answer 1

The answer is D. (8.5)

Explanation:

Answer 2

Option (D)

Explanation:

Sue made a quilt pattern comprising 16 congruent isosceles right triangles.

She cuts the pieces of triangle having each leg = 6 inches

By applying Pythagoras theorem in isosceles triangle,

(Hypotenuse)² = (leg 1)² + (leg 2)²

x² = 6² + 6²

x² = 72

x = √72

x = 8.485

x ≈ 8.5

Option (D) will be the correct option