Question 1049620: A boat sail 12 km towards north and then 35 km towards East find the distance between starting and storing point of the boat Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A boat sail 12 km towards north and then 35 km towards East find the distance between starting and storing point of the boat
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Sketch the picture ; connect start and storing points.
You should see a right triangle.
Solve for the hypotenuse using Pythagoras ::
d = sqrt[12^2 + 35^2] = sqrt(1369) = 37 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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