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Edna is fishing from a small boat. A fish swimming at the same depth as the hook at the end of her fishing line is 12 feet away from the hook. If Edna is 20 feet away from the fish, how far below Edna is the hook?

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sqdancefan

Answer:

  16 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The geometry of the problem can be modeled by a right triangle. The Pythagorean theorem tells us the relationship between the various distances.

  EH² +HF² = EF²

  EH² + 12² = 20²

  EH² = 400 -144

  EH = √256 = 16

The hook is 16 feet below Edna.

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Jadepchavez

Answer:

8 feet

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