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Explain. You stand at the edge of a 5m high diving platform. A beach ball is exactly 9 m from the base of the platfo
To the nearest tenth of a meter, what is the distance d from the top of the platform to the beach ball?



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the distance, d from the top of the platform to the  beach ball is equal to 10.29 m.

We are given that:

Height of the platform = 5 m

distance between bas of the platform and the beach = 9 m

We need to find the distance from the top of the platform to the beach ball.

We know that this distance d will be the hypotenuse of the triangle formed.

So, we have:

Perpendicular = 5 m

Base = 9 m

Hypotenuse = d

So, by using the Pythagoras theorem, we get that:

d² = 5² + 9²

d² = 25 + 81

d² = 106

d = √ 106

d = 10.29 m.

Therefore, we get that, the distance, d from the top of the platform to the  beach ball is equal to 10.29 m.

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