Question

mrs.gretta is teaching a 5th grade class. She is standing 12 meters in front of ethan. isabella is sitting to ethans right. if isabella and mrs.gretta are 15 meter apart how far apart are ethan and isabella?

Answer 1

Ethan and Isabella are 9 meters apart.

Explanation:

1. We can solve this using the Pythagorean Theorem, a²+b²=c².

2. Mrs. Gretta is standing 12 meters in front of Ethan, so a=12.

3. Isabella is sitting to Ethan's right, but we don't know how far away, so b=x.

4. Mrs. Gretta is 15 meters from Isabella, so c=15.

5. Plugging these variables into the equation, we get 12²+x²=15² which equals 144+x²=225.

6. We can move 144 to the other side to get x²=81, then square the 81 to get x=9.

7. Therefore, the answer is 9. Ethan and Isabella are 9 meters apart.