Question

Kristen lives directly east of the park. The football field is directly south of the park. The library sits on the line formed between Kristen’s home and the football field at the exact point where an altitude to the right triangle formed by her home, the park, and the football field could be drawn. The library is 2 miles from her home. The football field is 8 miles from the library.

Answer 1

A. 4 miles; 45 − − √ miles B. 10 − − − √ miles; 32 − − √ miles C. 5 miles; 9 miles D. 4 miles; 32 − − √ miles

Answer 2

K is kristen's home
L= library
P= Park
F= football field
and N is the direction North
Do you understand the figure?

Answer 3

yessssss this is it!

Answer 4

Cali what do you want to find?

Answer 5

How far is library from the park? and
How far is the park from the football field?

Answer 6

@Cali It's easy, do you know Pythagoras theorem?

Answer 7

yea i just dont understand it very good.

Answer 8

@Cali I'll explain you the Pythagoras theorem
It states that the square of the largest side of a right triangle ( hypotenuse) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides
\[ a^2=b^2+c^2\]
Do you understand this?