SOLUTION: When a broken arm is placed in a cast, the elbow is held at a 90° angle. If the distance from your elbow to your fingertips is 23.2 cm long and the distance from your shoulder to y

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Question 1059809: When a broken arm is placed in a cast, the elbow is held at a 90° angle. If the distance from your elbow to your fingertips is 23.2 cm long and the distance from your shoulder to your elbow is 18.3 cm long, what is the distance from your fingertips to your shoulder? Round your answer to 3 significant digits.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Question is to find hypotenuse.

23.2%5E2%2B18.3%5E2=h%5E2

h=sqrt%2823.2%5E2%2B18.3%5E2%29