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First, we draw a picture

we must use pythagoras


a^2+b^2=h^2

where a and b are the sides of the triangle and h the hypotenuse

so, on this case the h is 20 because is the hypotenuse and 4 can be a or b, and the black line is the other side

then, replacing


\begin{gathered} 4^2+b^2=20^2 \\ b^2=20^2-4^2 \\ b=\sqrt[]{20^2-4^2} \\ \\ b=8\sqrt[]{6}\approx19.5959 \end{gathered}

the distance is 19.5959 feet, so the right option is second

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