Question

On the school playground, the slide is due west of the tire swing and due south of the monkey bars. If the distance between the slide and the tire swing is 9 meters and the distance between the tire swing and the monkey bars is 15 meters, how far is the slide from the monkey bars?

Answer 1

It would be 12 meters :)
Explanation: You woulde use Pythagorus theorum which is a2 + b2 = c2 because the slide, tire swing and monkey bard create a triangle.

15x15 = 225
9x9 = 81
225-81 = 144
Square root of 144 = 12 meters