Question 362915: A SHIP SAILS 300 KM DUE WEST AND THAN 100 KM DUE SOUTH. AT THE END OF THE JOURNEY, HOW FAR IS THE SHIP FROM ITS STARTING POSITION? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The west and south displacements form a right triangle.
The hypotenuse of the triangle is the distance from the starting position.
Use the Pythagorean theorem, km
