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If the two beside the p in d is an exponent I believe that would be correct. if not sorry
Something that a right triangle is characterised by is the fact that we may use Pythagoras' theorem to find the length of any one of its sides, given that we know the length of the other two sides. Here, we know the length of the hypotenuse and one other side, therefor we can easily use the theorem to solve for the remaining side.
Now, Pythagoras' Theorem is defined as follows:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b are the lengths of the other two sides.
Given that we know that c = 24 and a = 8, we can find b by substituting c and a into the formula we defined above:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
24^2 = 8^2 + b^2 (Substitute c = 24 and a = 8)
b^2 = 24^2 - 8^2 (Subtract 8^2 from both sides)
b = √(24^2 - 8^2) (Take the square root of both sides)
b = √512 (Evaluate 24^2 - 8^2)
b = 16√2 (Simplify √512)
= 22.627 (to three decimal places)
I wasn't sure about whether by 'approximate length' you meant for the length to be rounded to a certain number of decimal places or whether you were meant to do more of an estimate based on your knowledge of surds and powers. If you need any more clarification however don't hesitate to comment below.
Check the picture below.
we know the lines are angle bisectors, so the line makes twin angles, so the line FP is making twin angles, we also know the angle FZP and the angle FYP are right-angles, as well as FP is a common hypotenuse to two right triangles, thus by the HA postulate for right triangles, triangle FPZ and triangle FPY are both congruent, so their sides are also congruents, thus PY = PZ.
To calculate hypothenuse you use the formula a^2+b^2=c^2 where c is the length of the hypothenuse.
1. 5^2+7^2=c^2
2.25+49=74
3. Now you will square root the 74
4. The hypothenuse is equal to 8.6
The easiest way to do this would be to imagine that Jolie has 100 marbles. If Mary has 40% fewer, that means she has 60 marbles. Then if they combine all their marbles into a single bag, they will have 160 marbles, of which 100 are Jolie's. So the % that is Jolie's is 100/160 = 0.625 = 62.5%.
