What is the length of line segment KJ? 2 \sqrt[]{3 } 3\sqrt[]{2} 3 \sqrt[]{3} 3 \sqrt[]{5}

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Pierre R · Answer 1 · 2021-06-17T01:51:19+0000

Answer:

Triangle KMJ is right triangle with legs KM and MJ and hypotenuse KJ.

By the Pythagorean theorem,

$K J^(2) =KM^(2) +MJ^(2) \\SubstituteKM=6, MJ=3, then\\KJ^(2) =6^(2) +3^(2) \\KJ^(2)=36+9=45\\KJ=√(45) =3√(5)$

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