Question

During a football game, Adrian carried the ball 50 yards straight up the sideline. A defender from the opposing team saw the play and went for the tackle. If the defender started 16 yards across the field from Adrian and ran a slant to tackle him, approximately how many yards id the defender run to get the tackle?

Answer 1

Step by step explanation:

Let x be the distance to run

We can solve this situation by using the Pythagorean theorem, which is represented by the following expression:

`\begin{gathered} a^2+b^2=c^2 \\ \text{where,} \\ a=16 \\ b=50 \end{gathered}`

Substituting and solving for x: