Question

Given that BD Perpendicular to AC , what is the length of ? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

the problem says this:Given that BD ACWhat is the length of AC?Reply Using Drawing

Answer 2

When you have a right triangle you can find a missing side using the Pythagorean Theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Answer 3

so will you walk me through it step by step please!?

Answer 4

Yeah(:

Answer 5

thanks

Answer 6

Okay so we know a and b are the legs of the triangle (the sides that make up the ninety degree angle, so in this case your line segments BA and AC.)
Your c value would be your hypotenuse which is your line BC.
When you put your values into the Pythagorean Theorem it would look like this:
9.4^2 + b^2 = 23.2^2 where your b value is the length of AC
Using simple algebra rewrite as
23.3^2 -9.4^2 = b^2
542.89 - 18.8 = b^2
524.09 = b^2
So, take the sqrt of that and you get?

Answer 7

sqrt of 454.53= 21.31970919
sqrt of 294376.1101= 542.5643834

Answer 8

hold up.... Where did you get those values from?

Answer 9

you mean take sqrt of 524.09?

Answer 10

You only need to find the length of AC hun, so yeah...
The sqrt of 524.09 is the answer

Answer 11

oh...lol ok. thanks

Answer 12

No problem jabbers(:

Answer 13

22.89?

Answer 14

Correct!:D

Answer 15

thanks for helping me

Answer 16

it's my pleasure to be of help :)

Answer 17

will u help with another 1 if if i put in new question box?