Question

What is the distance between the two poles to the nearest foot? D= 89

Answer 1

`89\text{ ft}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to get the distance between the two poles

From the diagram,we can see that what we have is a right triangle

From these, we can use the Pythagoras' theorem

The distance we want to calculate represents the hypotenuse. It is the longest sde of the right triangle. It is the side that faces the right angle inside of the triangle (the square box on the right)

From the principle, we have it that:

" The square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the two other sides of a right triangle "

Let us call the distance d

Mathematically from the theorem, we have it thats:

`\begin{gathered} d^2=70^2+55^2 \\ d^2\text{ = 7925} \\ d\text{ = }\sqrt[]{7925} \\ d\text{ = 89 ft} \end{gathered}`

The distance betwen the two poles is 89 ft