SOLUTION: could you please help me to find the answer in this question. a boat travels 3 km due east and then 4 km due north . How far is the man from the starting point? Thanks.

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Question 483754: could you please help me to find the answer in this question. a boat travels 3 km due east and then 4 km due north . How far is the man from the starting point? Thanks.
Answer by student141910(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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He is 5 km from the starting point. You use the Pythagorean theorem to solve the problem because he is making a right triangle. The formula for that is a^2+b^2=c^2. What you are looking for is c^2. So you just plug in the 3 and 4 (3^2+4^2=25)and then square root it.