Ella is fishing from a small boat. A fish swimming at the same depth as the hook at the end of her fishing line is 4 meters away from the hook. If Ella is 6 meters away from the fish, how far below Ella is the hook? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Jaquan Walsh

12 August, 01:32

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Alani · Answer 1

4²+x²=6²

16+x²=36

x²=20

x = √20

x = 2√5 or approximately 4.47214

Ella is about 4.5 meters away from her hook