Megan is standing 12 feet away from a basketball hoop, which is 10 feet in the air. How far is it from Megan's feet to the hoop? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
12 years ago

We're looking at a triangle, so let's use the Pythagorean Theorem.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

12^2 + 10^2 = c^2

144 + 100 = c^2

244 = c^2

15.62 = c

15.6 = c