Jenny wants to know how long the slide is at the playground. She knows the height from the bottom of the ladder to the top of the slide is 6 feet. The bottom of the ladder forms a right angle with the ground. She also measures the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the end of the slide which is 9 feet. What is the length of the slide rounded to the nearest tenth? The slide is approximately? feet long.

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Ariel

5 October, 14:20

Jenny wants to know how long the slide is at the playground. She knows the height from the bottom of the ladder to the top of the slide is 6 feet. The bottom of the ladder forms a right angle with the ground. She also measures the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the end of the slide which is 9 feet. What is the length of the slide rounded to the nearest tenth? The slide is approximately? feet long.

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Hayley Banks · Answer 1

The slide is hypotenuse, the ladder and the distance from the ladder to the end of the side are legs, so we can use Pythagorean theorem

length of the slide = c,

c^2 = 9^2+6^2

c^2=81+36=117

√117=10.8 ft

Laurel Brandt · Answer 2

Laurel Brandt 5 October, 17:32

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10.8 ft

36+81=c^2

117=c^2

10.8=c