Question

a helicopter took off, traveling in a diagonal direction for 97 meters before stopping and hovering 72 meters off the ground. how far did this helicopter travel horizontally? select one of four 65 m 75 m 62 m 78 m remaining attempts: 1

Explanation:

Step1: Apply Pythagorean theorem

Let the horizontal distance be \(x\). According to the Pythagorean theorem \(a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}\), where \(c = 97\) (diagonal distance) and \(a=72\) (vertical distance). So \(x^{2}+72^{2}=97^{2}\).

Step2: Solve for \(x\)

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Answer:

65 m