Question

Three baseball players are playing catch. Rosanne is 6.4 meters south of Lillian and 5.2

meters west of Jenna. How far does Lillian need to throw the ball to get it to Jenna? If
necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
meters
Submit

Answer 1

8.2 meters

Explanation:

This problem will form a Right angle triangle.

Where;

6.4 m and 5.2 m are the adjacent and opposite sides of the triangle while the distance that Lillian needs to throw the ball to get it to Jenna is the hypotenuse of the right angle triangle. Thus;

h = √(6.4² + 5.2²)

h = √68

h = 8.2