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taylor is looking out a window her eyes are 900 feet above ground she sees a car outside the window that is 1550 feet from her approximately how far is the car from the entrance yo the building

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Use the pythagoras theorem:-
The hypotenuse = 1550 feet so

1550^2 = x^2 + 900^2 where x is the distance of the car from the building.

x^2 = 1550^2 - 900^2 = 1592500

x = sqrt 1592500 = 1262 ft to nearest ft.
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