<PRE><B>Question 200768</B>
height is 8 feet, base across is 12 feet, what is the lenght of the triangle?
It looks like an isoceles triangle.
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Find the length via the Pythagorean theorem where
length of triangle is the hypotenuse
height is one side
half the base is the other side
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Let x = length of triangle
8^2 + 6^2 = x^2
64 + 36 = x^2
100 = x^2
sqrt(100) = x
{-10, 10} = x
Throw out negative answer:
10 feet =x
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