Since the support needs to reach halfway down leg A, it needs to cover a distance of 9 inches (half of 18 inches).
Therefore, the length of the support from point D to point C is 9 inches.
Liev is assembling a coffee table. The diagram below is from the instruction manual and shows the table after the first two legs have been attached.
Note: Figure is not drawn to scale.
The next step in assembling the coffee table is to attach a support from point D to point C, which is halfway down leg A.
The table legs are each 18 inches tall. What is the length of the support?
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