If a ladder to a slide is 8 feet and the ground from the ladder to the slide is 4 feet, the how far down will the child slide?
HOW TO FIGURE IT OUT:Since you know two of the three measurements, you need to plug in your numbers using the theorem.
a2+b2=c2 ---> PLUG IN THE NUMBERS!
4(2)+8(2)= c2 ---> FIGURE OUT THE EXPONENTS!
16+64= c2 ADD THE TWO NUMBERS!
16+64=80
The square root of 80 is...
About 8.9... that's your answer!
Any questions? :[)
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