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21 September, 13:14

Baileigh is using a piece of string to hang a painting on the wall. The back of the painting is diagrammed below.

36 cm 36 cm

15 cm

15 cm

Note: Figure is not drawn to scale.

What is the length of the string?

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  1. 21 September, 15:24
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    We can use Pythagoras to find this out

    The length of each string would be:

    x^2 = 36^2 + 15^2

    x^2 = 1521

    x = √1521

    = 39

    Total length of the string = 39 + 39

    = 78 centimeters
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