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Chapter 9: Q. 212 (page 919)

Nautical flags are used to represent letters of the alphabet. The flag for the letter, O consists of a yellow right triangle and a red right triangle which are sewn together along their hypotenuse to form a square. The hypotenuse of the two triangles is three inches longer than a side of the flag. Find the length of the side of the flag.

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The length of the side is 1.2 inch.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given Information

Given that the flag's side is s inches and diagonal is s+3 inches.

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Step 2. Formula for rectangular diagonal

The equation can be denoted as,

Length2+width2=diagonal2(s)2+s2=(s+3)2 (2s)2=(s+3)2 s+3=2ss-2s=-3s=-31-2s=31+2s≈1.24

The side is 1.2 inch.

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