SOLUTION: Every year, the Philippines gets hit by approximately 20 typhoons. Accurate forecast is therefore needed for the people to be ready when the typhoon strikes. Suppose typhoon X is i
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Question 1166138: Every year, the Philippines gets hit by approximately 20 typhoons. Accurate forecast is therefore needed for the people to be ready when the typhoon strikes. Suppose typhoon X is in the country and is predicted to have 350-km radius. Further, it was reported that town A located 260 km south and 255 km west from its eye is at the periphery or circumference of the typhoon. The town folks want to verify this news. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Use Pythagoras. The distances south and west are the legs of a right triangle and the hypotenuse that you need to calculate is the distance of the town from the center of the storm. If the hypotenuse is significantly more or less than the radius of the storm, the news report is incorrect. You will need to decide whether 14 km is significant enough.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
