So the distance formula is 
. Using this, our equation is 
and we can solve for it as such:
As we see with this radical, the sum that's under it is 15^2 + 8^2, or the third option.
That would be a total of 9 half meters
I think that the basketball's volume would be greater than the softball because it has a radius of 5 and the softball has a radius of 2.
The answer is y= 5/4
hope this helps!
