Question

The City Council plans to install new slides at the playgrounds in all of its parks. The new slides are 14 feet long and need to be mounted at least 6 feet up on the playground structure. How far will the end of the slides be from the base of the playground structure? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. *

Answer 1

It should be 12.65 feet away because, if the hypotenuse is 14 and the height is 6, you would multiply 14x14 which is 196 and subtract the height (36). That gives you 160, and the square root of 160 is 12.65