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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anonymous · Answer

for this one you have to know what the Pythagorean Theorem is. Search the book for the Pythagorean Theorem and follow the equation to get your answer.

rajee_sam · Answer

|dw:1370057721675:dw| can you find x using Pythagorean theorem now?

anonymous · Answer

now what is the formula? if I see the formula, then I will be able to solve the problem.