Question 57380: suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers then travel east 75 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers then travel east 75 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point?
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Draw the picture and use Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse
which is the distance you want:
hy^2=65^2+75^2
hy^2=9850
hy=99.25 km
Cheers,
Stan H.
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