Asked by ef4

Nathan is making a kite with the dimensions shown.



The kite shows a support rod is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with 2 sides that each have a length of 12 inches.

Question
What is the length of the support rod?

Answer options with 4 options
A.
12 inches

C.
2 StartRoot 6 EndRoot inches

B.
24 inches

D.
12 StartRoot 2 EndRoot inches

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Hypotenuse h = sqrt(12^2 + 12^2) = sqrt(144+144) = sqrt(288) = 12√2 inches.

Answer: D. 12√2 inches.