Answer:
85,999,999.999 999 909
Step-by-step explanation:
The expression represents the difference of a relatively large number and one that is relatively small. That difference is approximately the value of the large number. The exact value requires 17 digits for its proper expression. Most calculators and spreadsheets cannot display this many digits.
<h3>Standard form</h3>
The numbers in standard form are ...
86,000,000 = 8.6×10^7
0.000000091 = 9.1×10^-8
<h3>Difference</h3>
Their difference is ...
86,000,000 -0.000000091 = 85,999,999.999 999 909
In scientific notation, this is ...
8.599 999 999 999 990 9×10^7
AB^2 + BC^2 = AC^2
AB^2 + 6^2 = square root 117^2
AB^2 + 36 = 117
Now subtract 117 from both sides
AB^2 = 81
AB = square root 81 = 9

Therefore AB is 9 cms.