melissa looks around at a school assembly. she notices her younger sister directly to her right and her older brother 12 meters directly ahead of her if melissa's brother and sister are 13 meters apart how far apart are melissa and her younger sister?

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Brody Guzman

Mathematics

23 October, 02:19

melissa looks around at a school assembly. she notices her younger sister directly to her right and her older brother 12 meters directly ahead of her if melissa's brother and sister are 13 meters apart how far apart are melissa and her younger sister?

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Tanner Nixon · Answer 1

Melissa and her younger sister are 5 meters apart.

Step-by-step explanation:

They form a right triangle,

Height = her older brother 12 meters directly ahead of her. Base = her younger sister directly to her right. Hypotenuse = Melissa's brother and sister are 13 meters apart.

From the Pythagorean Triplets (5,12,13):

The shortest side is the base of the right triangle.

Therefore, Base = 5 meters.

Melissa and her younger sister are 5 meters apart.