SOLUTION: A student in 1984 was playing the interactive video game known as Pac-man. In this game he moved a yellow Pac-man 13.0 cm up and 18.0 cm left. The Pac-man's net displacement was

Question 1175888: A student in 1984 was playing the interactive video game known as Pac-man. In this game he moved a yellow Pac-man 13.0 cm up and 18.0 cm left. The Pac-man's net displacement was closest to ___ cm. Enter a numerical answer. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Apply the Pythagorean formula.

Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The path traces the legs of a right triangle; the net displacement is the hypotenuse.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

It's an easy calculation you can do yourself; then round as directed.

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