9514 1404 393
Answer:
a) 6.4 m
b) 5.7 m
c) 6.3 m
d) 6.0 m
Step-by-step explanation:
The benefit of using a spreadsheet for repetitive calculations such as these is that it can also help with the addition/subtraction necessary to find the length not given directly.
In the attached, the "a" length is the one requiring arithmetic; the "b" length is given directly on the diagram, and the "c" length is the hypotenuse of the right triangle with legs "a" and "b". "c" is the direct distance from A to B.
For example, consider figure (a). The horizontal distance from A to B is 10 m-6 m = 4 m. In the attached spreadsheet that difference is entered in row 'a', column 'a' as "=10-6". The length "c" is computed using the Pythagorean theorem:
c² = a² +b²
c = √(a² +b²)
For figure (a), this is ...
c = √(4² +5²) = √41 ≈ 6.4 . . . meters
