SOLUTION: Suppose you were north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and east can be considered the directions of the y and x-ax

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Question 71745: Suppose you were north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and east can be considered the directions of the y and x-axis respectively. Round to the tenth's place.
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Suppose you were north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and east can be considered the directions of the y and x-axis respectively. Round to the tenth's place.
If you were to draw the lines of your travel, you'd make a right triangle with
one leg=35km
another leg=65km
The hypotenuse of the right triangle would be the distance from the origin, which is your starting point.
The Pythagorean Theorem is highlight%28c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29, where c=hypotenuse and a,b are legs.
c%5E2=35%5E2%2B65%5E2
c%5E2=1225%2B4225
c%5E2=5450
sqrt%28c%5E2%29=sqrt%285450%29
c=73.8241153
highlight%28c=73.8km%29
Happy Calculating!!!!