Question

the slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet.The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet.what is the length of the sliding board?

Answer 1

The formula for finding the length is
${a}^{2} + {b}^{2} = {c}^{2}$
All we have to do is plug in the numbers.

${6}^{2} + {8}^{2} = {c}^{2}$
36 + 64 = 100

Since 100 =
${c}^{2}$
we have to find the square root.

$\sqrt{100} = 10$

The length of the slide is 10 feet.