SOLUTION: A target in archery competition measures 122 centimeters in diameter. A contestant's first arrow lands 50 cm to the left and 30 cm above the center of the bulls-eye. Did the arrow

Question 1030279: A target in archery competition measures 122 centimeters in diameter. A contestant's first arrow lands 50 cm to the left and 30 cm above the center of the bulls-eye. Did the arrow hit the target?
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A target in archery competition measures 122 centimeters in diameter.
A contestant's first arrow lands 50 cm to the left and 30 cm above the center of the bulls-eye.
Did the arrow hit the target?
:
The distance from center of the target to edge will be the radius; 122/2 = 61 cm
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The distance the arrow is from the center of the target is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by the two given sides, 50 and 30
h =
h = 58.31 cm
:
The arrow will indeed pierce the target
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