Question

What is the Answer to this

Answer 1

Answer:

18.79

Step-by-step explanation:

→ Use Pythagoras theorem

√11.2² - 6.1²

→ Simplify

9.39

→ Now double the answer

18.79

Answer 2

Answer:    18.8

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Explanation:

For now, let's focus on triangle AFG.

This is a right triangle with the following sides:

• FA = unknown horizontal leg = x
• FG = vertical leg = 6.1
• AG = hypotenuse = 11.2

We'll use the pythagorean theorem to solve for x.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

(FA)^2 + (FG)^2 = (AG)^2

x^2 + (6.1)^2 = (11.2)^2

x^2 + 37.21 = 125.44

x^2 = 125.44 - 37.21

x^2 = 88.23

x = sqrt(88.23)

x = 9.39308 approximately

Side FA is roughly 9.39308 units long.

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Let's say for a moment we don't know where point G is located, but we do know where points A, C, and E are located. We can determine G's location by determining the perpendicular bisectors for segments AE and EC, and then intersecting said perpendicular bisectors.

Put another way:

• FG is a perpendicular bisector for AE
• DG is a perpendicular bisector for EC

Because of the first bullet point, we know that AE is split into two equal pieces FA and FE, ie FA = FE.

We just found that FA = 9.39308 back in the last section, which means this is the length of FE as well.

Therefore,

AE = FA + FE

AE = 9.39308 + 9.39308

AE = 18.78616

AE = 18.8 when rounding to the nearest tenth, aka one decimal place.