Construction is under way at an airport. This map shows where the construction is taking place. If Road A and Road B are parallel, what is the distance from P to Q on Road C?
http://cdn.ple.platoweb.com/PCAP-ASSETS-PROD/c860e0991ce249b09c33dc592519e234
433 feet

975 feet

1,050 feet

1,477 feet

Question

Construction is under way at an airport. This map shows where the construction is taking place. If Road A and Road B are parallel, what is the distance from P to Q on Road C?
http://cdn.ple.platoweb.com/PCAP-ASSETS-PROD/c860e0991ce249b09c33dc592519e234
433 feet

975 feet

1,050 feet

1,477 feet

solomonzelman · Answer

Can I assume that road A and Road B are perpendicular to road C?

isaiah.feynman · Answer

@SolomonZelman similar triangles my boy

solomonzelman · Answer

Oh!!!   OK, icy....

solomonzelman · Answer

Of course assuming that road C is strait.

solomonzelman · Answer

@Monkey202 
do you have any ideas?

isaiah.feynman · Answer

I kinda forget similar triangles right now...

solomonzelman · Answer

Can you find road A ?

monkey202 · Answer

975 but i dont know if its correct

solomonzelman · Answer

For what, final answer?

monkey202 · Answer

yeah

solomonzelman · Answer

Idk, I need to find it too.

solomonzelman · Answer

$$\sqrt{800^2-650^2}=\sqrt{640,000-422,500}≈466.39$$ROAD A

solomonzelman · Answer

This is not needed, sorry.

solomonzelman · Answer

the proportion btw the triangles is 800/2000  or  2/5

solomonzelman · Answer

650 times 5/2

yes
you are correct, 975.

solomonzelman · Answer

Took me a while on this question, sorry.

monkey202 · Answer

Its cool