Question

Three baseball players are playing catch. Tristan is 4.2 meters south of Ariel and 5.5 meters west of Maggie. How far does Ariel need to throw the ball to get it to Maggie? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between Ariel and Maggie. The distance between them is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of length 4.2 meters and 5.5 meters.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

4.2^2 + 5.5^2 = c^2

17.64 + 30.25 = c^2

47.89 = c^2

Taking the square root of both sides, we get:

c = sqrt(47.89)

c = 6.9 meters

Ariel needs to throw the ball 6.9 meters to get it to Maggie.

To the nearest tenth, the distance is 7 meters.