Question

Jayce looks around at an assembly. He notices his younger sister to his right and his older brother 48 feet ahead of him. If Jayce's brother and sister are 52 feet apart, how far apart are Jayce and his younger sister? *

Answer 1

Solution given:

base[b]=48ft

perpendicular [p]=52ft

hypotenuse[h]=?

By using Pythagoras law

h²=p²+b²

h²=48²+52²

h=√5008

h=70.767=7.8ft

Jayce and his younger sister is 7.8ft apart.