Suppose you travel north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and east can be considered the directions of the y- and x-axis respectively.
2006-06-27 10:15:09 · 4 answers · asked by mickeymouse0211 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The distance between the start and finish can be considered the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the 35 and 65 km as the two legs ( I assume you're in the right triangles chapter)
Pythagorean theorem says :
(Leg1)^2 + (Leg2)^2 = (Hypotenuse)^2
35^2 + 65^2 = (hypotenuse)^2
1225 + 4225 = (hypotenuse)^2
5450 = (hypotenuse)^2
73.8 km = hypotenuse = distance from starting point
2006-06-27 14:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Y = distance from starting point
Y^2 = 35^2 + 65^2
Y^2 = 5450
Y = 5450^1/2
Y = 73.824 km
2006-06-27 18:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by macvanteh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ASquared + BSquared = C squared.
2006-06-27 17:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Bugly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
73.824 kilometers
2006-06-27 17:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by goosehunter75@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋