Question

Reba is playing on the slide. Over and over, she climbs the 9-foot ladder, goes down the slide, and walks 3 feet to get back to the ladder. How far does Reba travel each time she repeats this process? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

we have

then find c

`\begin{gathered} c^2=3^2+9^2 \\ c^2=9+81 \\ c^2=90 \\ c=\sqrt[]{90} \\ c=3\sqrt[]{10} \end{gathered}`

therefore the distance is:

`9+3\sqrt[]{10}+3=21.5`

answer: 21.5 ft