Answer: The height is 4
Step-by-step explanation:
The height will be the distance from the upper tip to the bottom.
If we draw a straight line from the upper tip to the bottom we can form a right triangle. The base of the right triangle will be 3 since the base of the whole shape is 6 and divided by 2 is 3. The right triangle's height is unknown but its hypotenuse will be 5. Using the Pythagorean theorem we can find the height by using the formula a^2 + b^2 =c^2 where a and b are the two heights and c is the hypotenuse.
Now input 3 for a and 5 for c and solve for b the height.
3^2 + b^2 = 5^2
9 + b^2 = 25
-9 -9
b^2 = 16
b= [tex]\sqrt{16}[/tex]
b= 4
In this case the height will be 4.
