Question

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If X = 2.5 cm and Z = 6.5 cm, what is the length of Y?
6 cm
8 cm
9 cm
3 cm

Answer 1

@confluxepic

Answer 2

plz help me iam stuck

Answer 3

\(\Huge\ a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}\)

Answer 4

@smart8thgrader

Answer 5

\(\Huge\ x^{2}+y^{2}=z^{2}\)

Answer 6

why are you giving me all of these numbers

Answer 7

x=2.5
z=6.5

Answer 8

That is the formula to solve the problem.

Answer 9

You substitute them.

Answer 10

\(\huge\ x^{2}+y^{2}=z^{2}\)

\(\huge\ (2.5)^{2}+y^{2}=(6.5)^{2}\)

Answer 11

Do you understand? @smart8thgrader

Answer 12

no iam lost sorry

Answer 13

Okay. The square of both the sides will be equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

We label the sides a and b. The hypotenuse is c.

Answer 14

This should help.

Answer 15

Any questions?

Answer 16

This is a square.