Grade 11 maths investigation
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Answer:
8.9 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
this seems like a problem where you can use the pythagorean theorem:
you know one of the two legs (6m) and the hypotenuse (9m), you must find the other leg
a^2 + 6^2 = 9^2
a^2 + 36 = 81
a^2 = 45
a = or
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which simplifies to be 3
or approx. 8.9 meters