Question

two objects leave from point b at a right angle after ten seconds, object A has moved 12 meters and object C has moved 5 meters. what is the distance between points a and C

Answer 1

In order to calculate the distance between A and C, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem, since we have a right triangle:

$\begin{gathered} AC^2=12^2+5^2 \\ AC^2=144+25 \\ AC^2=169 \\ AC=13 \end{gathered}$

So the distance between A and C is 13 meters.