The curved edge of the door mat below is half an ellipse, a "semi-ellipse". As shown in the figure below, the flat edge of the door mat measures 148 cm and the distance from the center (on the flat edge) to the curved edge is 54 cm. The distance from point p to the curved edge is 21 cm. Find the distance from p to the center. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not round any intermediate computations. -148 cm- center O cm 54 cm 21 cm

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The curved edge of the door mat below is half an ellipse, a "semi-ellipse". As shown in the figure below, the flat edge of the door mat measures 148 cm and the
distance from the center (on the flat edge) to the curved edge is 54 cm. The distance from pointp to the curved edge is 21 cm. Find the distance from p to the
center.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not round any intermediate computations.
-148 cm-
center
O cm
54 cm
21 cm
Transcribed Image Text:The curved edge of the door mat below is half an ellipse, a "semi-ellipse". As shown in the figure below, the flat edge of the door mat measures 148 cm and the distance from the center (on the flat edge) to the curved edge is 54 cm. The distance from pointp to the curved edge is 21 cm. Find the distance from p to the center. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not round any intermediate computations. -148 cm- center O cm 54 cm 21 cm
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