Question

15 POINTS!!! Solve the problem. Type the number in the box that correctly completes the sentence.

Answer 1

Answer:

5 Miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given, Height of the tower is 3 miles and the distance from the base is 4 miles.

According the Pythagoras Theorem, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of squares of the lengths of other two sides of the right-angled triangle.

So, putting the data in Pythagoras theorem, let's consider A= 3 and B= 4.

So C will be,  

sqrt(A^2 + B^2 )= C

Or, sqrt( 3^2+ 4^2)= C

Or, sqrt( 9+ 16) = C

Or, sqrt(25) = C

Hence, C = 5

So, The distance would be 5 Miles.