Amiko is riding her bike on a wet street. As the bike wheel spins, water droplets are sprayed off tangent to the wheel. Amiko’s bike wheels have a radius of 12 inches. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance the water droplets have been sprayed when they are 13 inches from the center of the wheel.

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whpalmer4 · Answer

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Can you set up the equation and find the value of x?

dumbcow · Answer

$$a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$$