Question

Lad looks around at an assembly. He notices his younger sister to his right and his old

other 8 meters ahead of him. If Chad's brother and sister are 9 meters apart, how far
e Chad and his younger sister? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
metersChad looks around at an assembly. He notices his younger sister to his right and his o
brother 8 meters ahead of him. If Chad's brother and sister are 9 meters apart, how
are Chad and his younger sister? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
( please help asap)

Answer 1

4.1 m

Explanation:

The distance between Chad and his Sister is one leg of a right triangle. The other leg is 8 m, and the hypotenuse is 9 m. The Pythagorean theorem is used to find the distance of interest (x).

x^2 +8^2 = 9^2

x^2 = 81 -64 = 17

x = √17 ≈ 4.1 . . . . meters

Chad and his younger sister are about 4.1 meters apart.