Kathy lives directly east of the park. The football field is directly south of the park. The library sits on the line formed between Kathy's home and the football field at the exact point where an altitude to the right triangle formed by her home, the park, and the football field could be drawn. The library is 9 miles from her home. The football field is 12 miles from the library.
Park
Home
9 miles
Library
12 miles
Footoall field
a. How far is the library from the park?
b. How far is the park from the football field?
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Ite
Itel
(1 point)
0 6-3 miles. 6-7 miles
• 67 miles: 6V3 miles
• ≤33 miles.
V21 miles
• 121 miles.
133 miles
a. The library is 9 miles from Kathy's home, and the football field is 12 miles from the library. Since the library is on the line formed between Kathy's home and the football field, we can conclude that the library is 9 miles from Kathy's home and 12 miles from the football field. Therefore, the library is 21 miles from the park (9 + 12).
b. Similarly, since the library is 12 miles from the football field and the park is directly south of the football field, we can conclude that the park is also 12 miles from the football field.