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Bert looks around at an assembly. He notices his younger sister to his right and his older

brother 3 meters ahead of him. If Bert's brother and sister are 5 meters apart, how far apart
are Bert and his younger sister?
meters

User Lokesh Sah
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Explanation:

From how Bert, his sister and older brother are standing, they form a triangle. Since we are not told anything else we can assume they form a right angled triangle. Use theorem of pythagoras to get the missing side.

Bert and his sister are 4 meters apart.

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