Find the missing leg length in the triangle below.

Use a calculator to estimate the square root to one decimal place.

The image shows a right triangle with base y equals 5, hypotenuse z equals 8, and leg x.

The length x is approximately

The solution is

Answer

6.2 (square root of 39)

Step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

given that ab is divided into equal parts as

ac, cd, de, ef, fg, gh, hi, ib.

from this we find that f is the midpoint of ab.

so using mid point formula we find

f = (3,7)

similarly considering fb, we get

h = mid point of fb = ((6,6) and g, mid point of fh is

g = (9/2, 13/2)

i is mid point of hb

so i =(15/2,11/2)