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

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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?
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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 = sqrt%2850%5E2%2B30%5E2%29
h = 58.31 cm
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The arrow will indeed pierce the target