A diagonal brace is to be placed in the wall of a room. the height of the wall is 6 ft, and the wall is 12 ft long. what is the

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timofeeve [1]

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A diagonal brace is to be placed in the wall of a room. the height of the wall is 6 ft, and the wall is 12 ft long. what is the

exact length of the brace?

Mathematics

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Varvara68 [4.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-08T04:56:27+03:00

Varvara68 [4.7K]3 years ago

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We know that
Applying the Pythagoras Theorem
c=²=a²+b²
where c is the diagonal of the wall
a=12 ft
b=6 ft
c²=12²+6²-----> c²=144+36-----< c²=180-----> c=√180------> c=6√5 ft

the answer is
<span>the exact length of the brace is 6</span>√5 ft