Question

Please help with this question

Answer 1

Answer:

$c=17$ ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Base=b=8 ft

Hyp=c=?

Perp=a=15 ft

Applying Pythagoras theorem

$c=\sqrt{a^{2} + b^{2} }$

$c=\sqrt{15^{2} + 8^{2} }$

$c=\sqrt{289 }\\c=17$