Question 964535: a student at a railroad station is standing 5 kilometers west of the previous station and 15 kilometers north of the next station. the position of the previous station in relation to the student is
a) 5 kilometers west
b) 5 kilometers east
c) 20 kilometers north
d) 15 kilometers south
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a student at a railroad station is standing 5 kilometers west of the previous station and 15 kilometers north of the next station. the position of the previous station in relation to the student is ?
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Let the student be at (0,0) on a coordinate system.
The previous station is at (5,0)
The next station is at (0,-15)
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Ans:: b (previous is 5 miles east of the student)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Cheers,
a) 5 kilometers west
b) 5 kilometers east
c) 20 kilometers north
d) 15 kilometers south
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