Answer: MN = 8.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Form it into a right triangle with MN being the hypotenuse (side opposite the right angle)
To make this a right triangle, plot a point at (8,-2) and connect the sides. The lengths of the legs that form the right angle are both 6 units. Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for length of MN. a^2+b^2=c^2. (a and b are the legs that form the right angle and c is the hypotenuse)
6^2+6^2=c^2
36+36=c^2
72= c^2
8.48528137 = c.
Question says to round to nearest tenth of a unit
8.5 = c (line MN)
