-1/2 because slope is the rise over the run. If you count on the grid from one point on the line to another you go up one and 2 to the left meaning the slope is 1/2, buttttt when the line decreases going to the right, it has a negative slope so you just add a - sign in front
Use SOHCAHTOA. Since we are looking for the hypotenuse, you must use sine or cosine. Since, we are given the adjacent side, use cosine.
cosx=a/h
cos45=8/h
√2/2=8/h
<em>*Cross multiply*</em>
h√2=16
<em>*Divide both sides by √2*</em>
h=16/√2
<em>*Multiply by √2/√2*</em>
h=(16√2)/2
<em>*Simplify the fraction*</em>
h=8√2
Hope this helps!!
C is answer no explanation needed
