You build a beanbag toss game. The game is constructed from a sheet of plywood supported by

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You build a beanbag toss game. The game is constructed from a sheet of plywood supported by two boards. The two boards form a right angle and their lengths are 3 feet and 2 feet.

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a. Find the length x of the plywood. 

b. You put in a support that is the altitude y to the hypotenuse of the right triangle. What is the length of the support? 

c. Where does the support attach to the plywood? Explain.

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Holt McDougal Larson Geometry

ISBN: 9780547315171

1st Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell, Timothy D. Kanold, Lee Stiff

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