SOLUTION: ABC is an isosceles triangle in which pq=pr.if qr =16cm and the height pm=15cm.calculate pq

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Question 1141580: ABC is an isosceles triangle in which pq=pr.if qr =16cm and the height pm=15cm.calculate pq
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| PQ | = sqrt%2815%5E2+%2B+%2816%2F2%29%5E2%29 = sqrt%28225+%2B+8%5E2%29 = sqrt%28225+%2B+64%29 = sqrt%28289%29 = 17 cm.    ANSWER


The Pythagorean theorem.