To find:The ball which is closer to the cup.
Answer to Problem 29HP
The answer is Joan’s ball is closer to the cup.
Explanation of Solution
Giveninformation:
Assume that the cup is located at (0,0) on a
The distance between two points with coordinates
Consider the statement,
First to find the distances from each ball to the cup.
Assume that the cup is located at (0,0) on a co ordinate system with points (−2,−3) and (1,4)
The distance between two points with coordinates
The distance between cup and Joan’s ball.
The points are (0,0), (−2,−3)
So the distance between cup and Joan’s ball is
Now find the distance between the cup and Carolina’s ball.
The points are (0,0) and
So the distance between the cup and Carolina’s ball is
Compare these two distances.
So, Joan’s ball is closer to the cup.
Hence the answer is Joan’s ball is closer to the cup.
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