Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the equation below.
a^2 + 9.4^2 = 9.8^2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a^2 = 9.8^2 − 9.4^2 = (9.8−9.4)(9.8+9.4) = 0.4·19.2 = 7.68

a = √7.68 = √(192/25) = (8√3)/5 ≈ 2.77 (positive length).