Question

Ellus What is the measure of z? 4 16 z X Z = ✓ [?]

Answer 1

Answer:

$z=\sqrt{80}$

Step-by-step explanation:

By geometric mean property:

$y= \sqrt {16\times 4}$

$y= \sqrt {64}$

$y= 8$

By Pythagoras Theorem:

$z=\sqrt{4^2 +8^2}$

$z=\sqrt{16 + 64}$

$z=\sqrt{80}$