Ken and Marnie started walking at right angles to one another.


starting point,,,.....Marnie,,..16 m,,......Ken,,,.....63 m,,,...

What was the straight-line distance between Ken and Marnie?

A. 47 m

B. 61 m

C. 65 m

D. 79 m

Recall the Pythagorean Theorem. The distance x is found by

x^2 = 16^2 + 63^2