Question

Please please help me.I am so lost with this math

Answer 1

Answer:

$6\sqrt{5}$

Step-by-step explanation:

In any right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem states:

$a^2+b^2=c^2$, where $a$ and $b$ are two legs of the triangle and $c$ is the hypotenuse.

Plugging in given values, we have:

$12^2+VU^2=18^2,\\144+VU^2=324,\\VU^2=180,VU=\sqrt{180}=\sqrt{36}\cdot \sqrt{5}=\boxed{6\sqrt{5}}$