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in a Football game, a quarterback throws a pass from the 15 yard line, 10 yards from the side line. The pass is caught on the 40 yard line, 45 yards from the same sideline. How long was the pass

 Feb 28, 2016
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The distance traveled by the football is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose other legs are 25 yards and 35 yds......so  the distance it traveled was =

 

√ [ 25^2 +  35^2 ]  = about 43 yds

 

 

 

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 Feb 28, 2016

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