SOLUTION: The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12 ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of

Question 1071167: The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12
ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of string needed.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12
ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of string needed.
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h^2 = 5^2 + 12^2
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h = sqrt[25+144]
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h = 13 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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