Peter is building a slide for a new park. He wants the height of the slide to be 8 feet, and he wants the horizontal distance along the ground to measure 12 feet.

After building the slide, Peter decides the slide needs a vertical safety support and wants to use a 4-foot piece of wood to build the support. How far from the point where the base of the slide meets the ground should Peter place the vertical support?

4 feet
6 feet
24 feet
1.5 feet

Question

Peter is building a slide for a new park. He wants the height of the slide to be 8 feet, and he wants the horizontal distance along the ground to measure 12 feet.

After building the slide, Peter decides the slide needs a vertical safety support and wants to use a 4-foot piece of wood to build the support. How far from the point where the base of the slide meets the ground should Peter place the vertical support?

4 feet 
6 feet
24 feet
1.5 feet