SOLUTION: Jose buys a new moped. He travels 3 km south and then 4 km east. How far does he need to go to get back to where he started?
I tried to do 3 km north and 4 km west to sort of co
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Question 1091626: Jose buys a new moped. He travels 3 km south and then 4 km east. How far does he need to go to get back to where he started?
I tried to do 3 km north and 4 km west to sort of counterpart the givens to equal zero, but I felt that I was doing it wrong. Please help me and guide me to the right track. Thank you.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Find the hypotenuse.
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