Question

The basketball player is 15 feet away from the goal. The goal is 10 feet high. What is the distance between the player and basket? Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

18 feet

Explanation:

Use Pyth Theorem

10^2 + 15^2 = c^2

100 + 225 = c^2

325 = c^2

18.027 = c