SOLUTION: Answer the following problems completely. If possible ,illustrate the given problems to solve them clearly. A boy walks due east, 100 m and then walks 150 m due north. How far

Question 643482: Answer the following problems completely. If possible ,illustrate the given problems to solve them clearly.

A boy walks due east, 100 m and then walks 150 m due north. How far is the boy from the starting point?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A boy walks due east, 100 m and then walks 150 m due north.
How far is the boy from the starting point?
:
This is a right triangle problem a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where:
a = 100 m
b = 150 m
c = distance from starting part
:
c =
c = 180.3 m from starting point

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