Question

Ella is fishing from a small boat. A fish swimming at the same depth as the hook at the end of her fishing line is 4 meters away from the hook. If Ella is 6 meters away from the fish, how far below Ella is the hook? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

4²+x²=6²
16+x²=36
x²=20
x= √20
x= 2√5 or approximately 4.47214
Ella is about 4.5 meters away from her hook