Asked by julie

Triangle P Q R is shown. Angle Q P R is a right angle. The length of Q P is 8 StartRoot 3 EndRoot and the length of P R is 8.
Consider triangle PQR. What is the length of side QR?

8 units
8 StartRoot 3 EndRoot units
16 units
16 StartRoot 3 EndRoot units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem (P is the right angle). QR^2 = PQ^2 + PR^2 = (8√3)^2 + 8^2 = 64·3 + 64 = 256, so QR = √256 = 16.

Answer: 16 units.