Phoebe usually drives to work each day on a 12-mile road that is currently closed for construction. While the road is closed she
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The total distance phoebe has to drive each day (round trip) while her usual route is closed is 42 miles
<h3>What is a Pythagoras theorem?</h3>The square of the longest side is equal to the square of the sum of the othersides.
Before we can calculate the total distance, we will need to get the hypotenuse on both sides using the Pythagoras theorem as shown:
H^2= 12^2 + 9^2
H² = 144 + 81
H² = 225
H = 15
For the other hypotenuse
h² = 12² + 5²
h² = 144 + 25
h² = 169
h = 13 mils
The total distance = 5 + 15 + 9 + 13
The total distance = 42 miles
The total distance phoebe has to drive each day (round trip) while her usual route is closed is 42 miles
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Answer: 173.26 ft = 173 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
h tree: 76 ft
h man: 6 ft
As we can see on the sketch, they form a right triangle, so:
tan 22 = 76/y ⇒ 0.404 = 76/y ⇒ y = 76*0.404 ⇒ y = 188.11 ft
tan 22 = 6/x ⇒ 0.404 = 6/x ⇒ x = 6*0.404 ⇒ x = 14.85 ft
distance between the man and the tree = y - x = 188.11 - 14.85 = 173.26 ft
