SOLUTION: Steven and Corinne each have GPS units for determining their precis positions. While starting from the same location, Steven heads off in a northeast direction for 180 meters and C
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Question 71503: Steven and Corinne each have GPS units for determining their precis positions. While starting from the same location, Steven heads off in a northeast direction for 180 meters and Corrine heads off in a northwest direction for 350 meters. How far apart are Steven and Corrine?
A 292.4 m
B 330.5 m
C 381.5 m
D 393.6 m
When I tried this problem, I drew a triangle out that was like this (please ignore the dashes and periods.....i put them there so all those spaces would be there and it would look like a triangle):
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-\------------------|
--\.................|
----\...............|
------\.............| 180
350------\..........|
------------\.......|
---------------\....|
------------------\.|
--------------------\
I then used pythagorean theorem:
a^2+b^2=c^2
180^2+b^2=350^2
32400+b^2=122500
122500-32400=b^2
90100=b^2
300.16662039607268763449850971101=b
If there was an answer that was anywhere near that, I would assume that, but there is no answer less than nine numbers away from my answer.
Please help me! Answer by galactus(183) (Show Source):
