Question
A 4.5 m long pipe rests against a 2 m high tank, one end of the pipe is on the ground 3 m from the base of the tank. How much of the pipe overhangs the tank?
Answers
Steve
89.4 cm
Ms. Sue
Pythagorean Theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
2^2 + 3^2 = c^2
4 + 9 = √13 = 3.6
4.5 - 3.6 = ?
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
2^2 + 3^2 = c^2
4 + 9 = √13 = 3.6
4.5 - 3.6 = ?
Mia
Can u show ur work? Thanks a bunch
Mia
Oh thank you ms sue :D