Question 388006
2 person A & B travel in opp direction for 6 km and then take their right for 8 km .. what is the distanew between A&B ?
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Draw the picture.
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If each one goes 6 km in opposite directions
they are 12 km apart in horizontal distance.
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If each turns to the right and goes 8 km they
are 16 km apart in verical distance.
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Use Pythagoras to find the diagonal distance:
distance = sqrt[12^2+16^2] = sqrt(400) = 20 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.