SOLUTION: The length of the slide is 6m, the horizontal distance is 4m . Find the height of the slide
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Question 900411: The length of the slide is 6m, the horizontal distance is 4m . Find the height of the slide
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You're give c - the hypotenuse or diagonal - as 6m
You're also given one side as 4m.
Plug in the numbers.
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16 + = 36
Subtract 16 from each side
= 20
Take the square root of each side
b = roughly 4.47 (rounded)
If you want to be more precise, b=the square root of 20
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