Paul “puts” a shot put from the front of a throwing circle with diameter 2.135 m. It only just lands inside the 40∘ throwing boundaries. The official measurement goes from the shot to the nearest point of the throwing circle, and reads 17.64 m. How far did Paul actually put the shot?
Diagram for question 6 showing a shot put landing inside a 40-degree throwing boundary. The diameter of the circle is 2.135 m. The official measurement is 17.64 m from the shot to the nearest point on the circle. Paul is at the front of the circle.