Anthony is practicing kicking field goals for his high school football team. He knows that the field goal is 10 feet off the ground.

Question

Part A: If he stands 40 feet from the field goal, how far must he kick the ball in order to make the extra point? Part B: Explain how you arrived at your conclusion.

Answer 1

To reach the bar he needs to kick along the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 40 and 10.

Kicking distance = sqrt(1600+100)=41.23 ft.