Question

Hannah takes a sheet of paper and cuts from one corner to the opposite corner, making two triangles. If the length of the cut is 12 inches and the paper is 8 inches long, what is the width of the sheet of paper (nearest tenth)?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

8.9 inches

Explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem:

12^2=8^2+x^2

144=64+x^2

x^2=80

x=8.94