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Question : Asha and Suman's mud forts have 9 cm and 16 cm heights. If the fort tops are 25 cm apart from each other, then the distance (in cm) between the two forts is:

Option 1: 24

Option 2: 16

Option 3: 25

Option 4: 7


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Correct Answer: 24


Solution : Let the distance the fort CD be $x$.
(Hypotenuse) 2 = (Base) 2 + (Perpendicular) 2
⇒ 25 2 = (Base) 2 + (16 – 9) 2
⇒ (Base) 2 = 625 – 49 = 576
⇒ Base = 24 cm
So, the distance between the forts is 24 cm.
Hence, the correct answer is 24.

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