SOLUTION: Suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers and then east for 75 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? Can you show me step by step how to do this problem and what
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Question 57201: Suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers and then east for 75 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? Can you show me step by step how to do this problem and what formula to use. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers and then east for 75 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? Can you show me step by step how to do this problem and what formula to use.
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Draw the picture; you should see a rt. triangle.
The distance you want is the hypotenuse of a rt.
triangle with legs of 65 and 75 kilometers.
hy^2= leg1^2 + leg2^2
hy^2=65^2 + 75^2
hy^2 = 9850
hy=99.25 kilometers (this is how far you are from the start point)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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