Question

A soccer player is going to kick a soccer ball from one corner of a field to the opposite corner. If the field is 68 meters long and 51 meters wide, how far will the soccer player have to kick the ball?

Answer 1

85 m.

Explanation:

Use Pythagoras Theorem:

x^2 = 51^2 + 68^2

= 7225

x = √7225

= 85