In a football game, the post is 10 meters high and the player is 27 meters away. Will the player make it if he throws it, find an algebraic way to solve it

Question

In a football game, the post is 10 meters high and the player is 27 meters away. Will the player make it if he throws it, find an algebraic way to solve it.

Answer 1

Pythagorean theorem:

 

   sqrt( 27*27 + 10*10) = sqrt( 729+100) = sqrt(829)

                                                              = 28.79236 meters

 

  

1 meter is 1.09361 yards

 

 28.79236 * 1.09361 = 31.4876128196

 

Yes, he can throw it or go for 31.5 yard field goal