Answer:
24
Step-by-step explanation:
Pythagoras' theorem:
b^2 = c^2 - a^2
Substitute in the values:
b^2 = 13^2 - 12^2
b^2 = 25
Square root it
b = 5km
The answer is option B. 5km
When you are checking your answers, your formula should read out as 9(2.222) - 8 = 12, which is simply filing in the x value that you calculated (it comes out to 11.998 which is correct). You wrote it out as 9(2.22) - 8 = -6, which is why your checking process was incorrect