Question

Tanvi Is attending a school orchestra concert. She sees her math teacher seated 5 m ahead of her and her science teacher seated 12 m to her right. How far apart are the 2 teachers​

Answer 1

The two teachers are 13 feet apart

Explanation:

Right Triangles

Ava, her math teacher, and her science teacher form a right triangle in which she is at the 90° vertex.

The distances from the three people must satisfy the Pythagora's theorem, where the distance between the two teachers (D) is the hypotenuse, thus:

D = 13 feet

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