SOLUTION:
PQR is a right-angle triangle.
Therefore, to solve this problem, we will use Pythagoras theorem which is only applicable to right-angle triangles.
Pythagoras theorem is as displayed below:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Where c = hypotenuse of right-angle triangle
Where a and b = other two sides of right-angle triangle
Now we will simply substitute the values from the problem into Pythagoras theorem in order to obtain the length of QR.
c = PQ = 16cm
a = PR = 8cm
b = QR = ?
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
( 8 )^2 + b^2 = ( 16 )^2
64 + b^2 = 256
b^2 = 256 - 64
b^2 = 192
b = square root of ( 192 )
b = 13.8564...
b = 13.86 ( to 2 decimal places )
FINAL ANSWER:
Therefore, the length of QR is 13.86 centimetres to 2 decimal places.
Hope this helps! :)
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