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a. How far is the spot on the beach from the parking lot?

b. How far will he have to walk from the parking lot to get to the refreshment stand?

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jackiezhang2007

The altitude of the right triangle is the geometric mean of the 2 parts of the side it separates.

a. The answer would be sqrt(18*32)=24

The question to the second question can be answered by using the Pythagorean theorem.

32^2+24^2=1600=40^2

b. The answer would be sqrt40^2=40

MrRoyal

The beach, the parking lot and the refreshment stand are illustrations of similar triangles.

  • The distance between the spot and the parking lot is 24 m
  • The distance between the refreshment stand and the parking lot is 40 m

(a) The distance between the spot and the parking lot

Represent this distance with d.

So, the equivalent ratio is:

[tex]\mathbf{32:d = d : 18}[/tex]

Express as fractions

[tex]\mathbf{\frac {32}d = \frac{d}{ 18}}[/tex]

Cross multiply

[tex]\mathbf{d \times d = 32 \times 18}[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{d^2 = 576}[/tex]

Take square roots

[tex]\mathbf{d = 24}[/tex]

Hence, the distance between the spot and the parking lot is 24 m

(b) The distance between the refreshment stand and the parking lot

Represent this distance with d.

Using Pythagoras theorem we have:

[tex]\mathbf{d^2 = 32^2 + 24^2}[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{d^2 = 1600}[/tex]

Take square roots

[tex]\mathbf{d = 40}[/tex]

Hence, the distance between the refreshment stand and the parking lot is 40 m

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