SOLUTION: A boy moves 4 miles south. Then he turns 90 degrees to the left. He moves forward 6 miles. He turns 90 degrees to the left. He moves forward 4 miles. How far is he now than from hi

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Question 1142872: A boy moves 4 miles south. Then he turns 90 degrees to the left. He moves forward 6 miles. He turns 90 degrees to the left. He moves forward 4 miles. How far is he now than from his starting point?
A) 4 miles
B)3 miles
C)6 miles
D) 5 miles
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Don't mix south and left.
Whose left? His? or an observer?
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When a "solution" starts with "We can assume..." it's not a well posed problem.

Answer by ikleyn(52915) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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We can assume that the boy started at the origin of the coordinate plane, at the point (x,y) = (0,0).


Then his consecutive starting-turning-ending points on the coordinate plane are


    (0,0)  ----> (0,-4) ---->  (6,-4) ---->  (6,0).


The distance between the starting and ending points is 6 miles.    ANSWER