Question

Can Someone Help Please!!!! I GIVE MEDALS!!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Can someone explain i wanna know how to do it :/

Answer 3

@dan815

Answer 4

@XcrawfishX

Answer 5

@love10129151

Answer 6

@sleepyhead314

Answer 7

for this you can use the Pythagorean Theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

in this case
c = 10
b = 4
and we want to find a

Answer 8

okay so i would plug in 10 and 4 which would look like

Answer 9

that is right :)
keep going :D

Answer 10

Now how would i solve exactly?

Answer 11

:) yay

Answer 12

a^2 + 4^2 = 10^2
becomes
a^2 + 16 = 100
a^2 = 84

a = square root of 84 = ?

Answer 13

so i would reduce 84?

Answer 14

I would suggest plugging it into a calculator of some sort :)

Answer 15

So i don't reduce?

Answer 16

you can

Answer 17

oh let me reduce then brb

Answer 18

it would be 9 cause 9 times 9 is 81 and 10 times 10 is 100, 100 is to big right?

Answer 19

So it would be 9 right?

Answer 20

yeup ^_^

Answer 21

:)

Answer 22

theres no nine .=.

Answer 23

the one closest to "9"? ;P