Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Common Core End-of-Course Assessment - Page 879: 33

Answer

$\bf{B}$

Work Step by Step

We need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to compute the length of the segment $x$. That is, $x^2+(0.8)^2=(1)^2$ or, $x^2+0.64=1$ or, $x^2=1-0.64$ or, $x=\sqrt {0.36}=0.6$ Therefore, the correct option is $\bf{B}$.
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