Use the Pythagorean theorem
Side = sqrt(8^2 - 6^2)
Side = sqrt(64-36)
Side = sqrt(28)
Side = 5.29
Rounded to nearest tenth = 5.3
6/x = x-1
Multiply x by both sides
6= x(x-1)
Set x and x-1 equal to 6
x = 6, x = 1+6 = 7
<u>The possible answers are:
</u><u /><u /><u><em /></u>4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
Explanation:
We want a number between 4 1/5 and 4.25. We will convert 4 1/5 to a decimal first:
Divide 1 by 5: 1/5 = 0.2.
This makes 4 1/5 = 4 + 1/5 = 4 + 0.2 = 4.2.
We want a number between 4.2, which can be written as 4.20, and 4.25. Any number between will do, so the possible answers would be
4.21, 4.22, 4.23, or 4.24.<u />
