Question

Hello, I need help completing this math problem. I will include a picture. Thank you so much!

Answer 1

From the given picture, we can see that the figure is a right triangle, so we can apply Pythagorean theorem, that is,

`5^2+8^2=x^2`

where x denotes the missing length. Then, our equation give us

`\begin{gathered} x^2=25+64 \\ x^2=89 \end{gathered}`

By taking square root to both side, we have

`\begin{gathered} x=\sqrt[]{89} \\ x=9.4339 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, by rounding this result to the nearest tenth, the answer is 9.4 ft