Question

Can someone explain how to do this...

Answer 1

Use the Pythagorean theorem. You know the length of the hypotenuse of that triangle (it's the radius of the circle). You know one leg of the triangle from the problem statement. Find the other leg, which is half of the length of the thing you are to find.

Answer 2

okay

Answer 3

post your answer and I'll check it for you

Answer 4

yeah I keep getting answers that aren't right

Answer 5

well, show me your work.

Answer 6

11^2 + b^2 = 24^2

Answer 7

121 + b^2 = 576

Answer 8

576 - 121 = 227.5/ 2 = 113.5

Answer 9

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Answer 10

576-121 = what?

Answer 11

227.5

Answer 12

let's try that again.

576
-121
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Answer 13

455 oops was putting in the wrong numbers

Answer 14

okay, now take the square root of 455 to get the length of BC. double the length of BC to get the length of AB

Answer 15

42.664......

Answer 16

oh okay so 42.7 thank you

Answer 17

now round to the nearest tenth as instructed, and choose your answer