What is the value of a?
W
b
O 5 units
4
a
с
oss units
O 6 units
3
z
O 7 units

Answer:
the second option : 5 1/3
Step-by-step explanation:
the height (h) in such a right-angled triangle is based on the 2 segments of the baseline : 3 and a
h = 4
the formula is h = sqrt(a×b)
with a and b being the baseline segments.
so,
4 = sqrt(3×a)
16 = 3×a
a = 16/3 = 5 1/3