Answer:
2.87units
Step-by-step explanation:
Find the diagram attached
The length of MP can be gotten using the pythagoras theorem
LP² = LM² + MP²
8.5² = 8² + MP²
72.25 = 64 + MP²
MP² = 72.25 - 64
MP² = 8.25
MP = √8.25
MP = 2.87units
Hence the length of MP is 2.87units
