Answer:
18.6cm (rounded to 3 s.f.)
Step-by-step explanation:
You can actually figure out the two bases of the triangles based on the Pythagoras theorem where the slant length of a 90° triangle is [tex]\sqrt{a^{2} + b^{2} }[/tex] where a is one of the bases and b is the other length that is 90° perpendicular to a.
So this means:
[tex]\sqrt{6^{2} + base^{2} }[/tex] = 8cm
6² + base² = 64cm
36 + base² = 64
base² = 64-36
= 28
base = [tex]\sqrt{28}[/tex]
≈ 5.2915 (5 s.f.)
So the two bases are roughly 5.2915, and the middle base is part of a rectangle, so it has the same length as the rectangle's length, which is 8cm.
Thus, x = 5.2915 + 5.2915 + 8
= 18.6cm (rounded to 3 s.f.)
