Question

A man wants to zipline from the top of a 20 meter building to an island 50 meters away. How long does the zipline wire need to be?

Answer 1

50 meters

Explanation:

the island is 50 meters away

Answer 2

About 54 meters or 53.8 meters

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem a^2+b^2=c^2

20^2+50^2=53.8^2