Question

Isabel is in a hot air balloon that has just taken off and is now floating 140 meters above

its launching point. Debbie is standing on the ground, 147 meters away from the
launching point. How many meters apart are Isabel and Debbie?
?
147 m
140 m

Answer 1

Isabel and Debbie are 203m apart.

Explanation:

Since Isabel went straight up in the balloon and Debbie is straight over presumably on flat ground, they make a right triangle with the third point being the launching spot.

It is a right triangle. See image. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

140^2 + 147^2 = d^2

Where d is the distance between Isabel and Debbie.

see image for work shown.

Answer 2

Answer: 390

Explanation:

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Isabel is in a hot air balloon that has just taken off and is now floating 140 meters above

its launching point. Debbie is standing on the ground, 147 meters away from the

launching point. How many meters apart are Isabel and Debb