Question

Andy is fishing from a small boat. A fish swimming at the same depth as the hook at the end of his fishing line is 12 meters away from the hook. If Andy is 15 meters away from the fish, how far below Andy is the hook?

Answer 1

27 meters

Explanation:

Given

`Fishing\ Line =12m` ----- from hook

`Andy =15m` ---- from the fishing line

Required

Distance between Andy and the hook

The scenario can be represented as:

Hook ----------------------- Fishing Line ----------------------------- Andy

Using the above representation, the distance (d) between Andy and the hook is:

`d = Andy + Fishing\ Line`

`d = 15m + 12m`

`d = 27m`