Question

Gabe is in a hot air balloon that has taken off and is floating now 7 meters above it's launching point. Adele is standing on the ground, 6 meters away from the launching point. How far apart are Gabe and Adele? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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c^{2} = b^{2} +a^{2}
use a right triangle

Answer 1

9.2 m

Explanation:

The right triangle model is shown in the attachment. The lengths 6 m and 7 m are the legs of the triangle, and the requested distance is the hypotenuse. The given Pythagorean theorem equation can be used to find the desired distance:

c² = a² +b²

c² = 7² +6² = 49 +36 = 85

c = √85 ≈ 9.2

Gabe and Adele are about 9.2 meters apart.