Find the value of t in the diagram above

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 1992 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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Find the value of t in the diagram above

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Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find that the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle on the left is: $$\sqrt{5^2+12^2} = 13$$ Since the triangle on the right is similar to the triangle on the left, we can set up the following proportion: $$\frac{5}{12} = \frac{t}{13}$$ Cross-multiplying, we get: $$12t = 65$$ Therefore: $$t = \frac{65}{12} \approx 5.4$$ So the answer is closest to 5.6cm. Therefore the correct option is (A).
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