Question

slant height

Answer 1

For this problem, you need to use the Pythagorean Theorem. You know that the base of the triangle with height twelve is 7/2 because the altitude falls in the middle of the square and then you use the two side lengths to the solve for the third. a^2 +b^2=c^2

Answer 2

\[12^{2}+3.5^{2}=slant ^{2}\]

Answer 3

wait so I do a^2 (7/2 ?) and then what for b^2 ?

Answer 4

so 144 + 12.25 ?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Yes that sum is the square of the slant length. Thus to find the slant length, you would have to take the square root of the sum. Also, note that the length c, in the equation is always the longest side of the triangle(opposite the 90 degree angle)

Answer 7

How do I find the square root of 156.25?

Answer 8

Calculator

Answer 9

Or sometimes the question tells you to leave it as a square root

Answer 10

yeah the question wants me to change it to a square root and apparently it's 12.5 mm

Answer 11

The square root of 156.25 is 12,5

Answer 12

yes thanks

Answer 13

that's my answer

Answer 14

cool good work

Answer 15

thanks for helping me :)