Step-by-step explanation:
it is a right-angled triangle, so the side lengths need to fulfill the Pythagoras rule :
c² = a² + b²
where c is the Hypotenuse, the baseline opposite of the 90 degree angle. and a and b (often called legs) are the sides "enclosing" the 90 degree angle.
so, we have
20² = a² + 12²
400 = a² + 144
a² = 256
a = 16
FYI - we could have picked the right answer also by eliminating the wrong given answer options.
as this is a right-angled triangle :
a cannot be longer than the baseline (20).
that eliminates already the first 2 options.
and then look at the picture : a cannot be shorter than b (the other side line (12)).
that eliminates the third option.
Answer:.9
Ggi
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to know the time, <em>t</em>, it takes the ball to reach a height (<em>y</em>) of 0.

We can factor out the GCF first. The largest number that will divide evenly into 16 and 24 is 8. Also, both terms have a <em>t</em>, so we can factor that out as well:

(-16/8 = -2 and 24/8 = 3)
Using the zero product property, we know that either 8t=0 or -2t+3=0. Solving the first equation, we would divide both sides by 8:
8t/8=0/8
t=0
This is at 0 seconds, before the ball is in the air at all.
Solving the second equation, we start by subtracting 3 from both sides:
-2t+3-3=0-3
-2t=-3
Now we divide both sides by -2
-2t/-2=-3/-2
t=1.5
After 1.5 seconds, the ball will hit the ground again.