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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the length of the diagonal BD the trapezoid below? Round to the nearest tenth

OpenStudy (amistre64):

how do we measure diags?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (amistre64):

\[\sqrt{up^2+over^2}\]

OpenStudy (amistre64):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait so ..im not sure what ur saying to do ..im confued

OpenStudy (amistre64):

forget that its a trap and focus on the triangle made

OpenStudy (amistre64):

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OpenStudy (amistre64):

i count 2 up; and 10 over. would you agree?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (amistre64):

then the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is determined by the pythag thrm: hyp^2 = up^2 + over^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait no for b i got 5 over and 4 up

OpenStudy (amistre64):

count distance, not postition. there are 2 units up from the base and 10 units over

OpenStudy (amistre64):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh i see

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