Park bench is located 16 4 feet due north of an elm tree. A fountain is located 9 feet 3
2
1
due south of the same elm tree. What is the distance in feet between the park bench and the
fountain?
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First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.