Asked by diddy
Kendra lives 10 km from the northern tip of Swan Lake and 6 km from the southern tip of Swan Lake.
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What is the north-south distance across Swan Lake?
4 km
8 km
12 km
16 km
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8 km
If Kendra is directly east of the southern tip, the horizontal distance to that tip is 6 km and the distance to the northern tip is the hypotenuse 10 km. Let the north–south length be L. Then
L^2 + 6^2 = 10^2 → L^2 = 100 − 36 = 64 → L = 8 km.
If Kendra is directly east of the southern tip, the horizontal distance to that tip is 6 km and the distance to the northern tip is the hypotenuse 10 km. Let the north–south length be L. Then
L^2 + 6^2 = 10^2 → L^2 = 100 − 36 = 64 → L = 8 km.
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