In a football game, a quarterback throws a pass from the 5 yard line (10 yards from the sideline). The pass is caught by on the 45 yard line (40 yards from the same sideline). How long was the pass in yards?
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To calculate the length of the pass, we need to find the difference between the starting and ending points. In this case, the pass was thrown from the 5 yard line and caught at the 45 yard line.
First, let's find the distance covered horizontally by the pass, which is the distance from the sideline. The pass was thrown from 10 yards away from the sideline (5 yard line) and caught 40 yards away from the same sideline (45 yard line).
To find the horizontal distance covered, we subtract the starting point from the ending point:
40 yards - 10 yards = 30 yards
Therefore, the pass covered a horizontal distance of 30 yards.
y distance = 40
x distance = 30
d = sqrt (40^2 + 30^2) the hypotenuse
= 50
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