Question

You and your friend are standing back-to-back. Your friend runs 16 feet forward and then 12 feet right. At the same time, you run 12 feet forward and then 9 feet right. You stop and throw a baseball to your friend, who catches it. How far did you throw the baseball?

Answer 1

35 feet

Because you and friend are standing back to back

Answer 2

`{16}^(2) + {12}^(2) =400 \\ √(400) = 20 \\`

`\sqrt{ {12}^(2) + {9}^(2) } = 15`

`20 + 15 = 35feet`