Given:
Sides of right angle triangle, hypotenuse=27 base=16
To know:
Perpendicular height x.
Explanation:
Use pythagoras theorem,
[tex]Base^2+\text{ Perpendicular}^2=Hypotenuse^2[/tex]
Solution:
We will apply pythagoras theorem here as:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 16^2+x^2=27^2 \\ x^2=27^2-16^2 \\ x^2=473 \\ x=21.75 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence, length of x is 21.75
