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  • 18-11-2016
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What is the distance from point y to wx in the figure below

What is the distance from point y to wx in the figure below class=

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Sradcliffe Sradcliffe
  • 20-09-2018

The right answer is 15

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agaue agaue
  • 06-04-2019

Answer:Option C   15

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance from point Y to WX is represented by the line YZ.

Triangle XYZ is a right triangle with one of the leg and hypotenuse known .The other leg can be determined by the Pythagorean Theorem.

According to the theorem :

[tex]XY^{2} =XZ^{2} +ZY^{2}[/tex]

Or,

[tex]ZY^{2} =(15\sqrt{2} )^{2} -15^{2}[/tex]

[tex]ZY^{2} =450-225=225[/tex]

Or ZY=15.

Option C 15

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