Question

9:01 AM Tue Apr 6

Answer 1

Answer:

Henry and Valencia are 16 m apart.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sketch to this question shows that their distance apart forms a right angled triangle. So then, we can apply the Pythagoras theorem.

Let the distance between Henry and Valencia be represented by x, so that;

$/hyp/^{2}$ = $/adj 1/^{2}$ + $/adj 2/^{2}$

$20^{2}$ = $x^{2}$ + $12^{2}$

400 = $x^{2}$ + 144

$x^{2}$ = 400 - 144

   = 256

x = $\sqrt{256}$

  = 16

x = 16 m

Therefore, Henry and Valentia are 16 meters apart.