Suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers then travel east 75 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point?
2007-01-16 05:23:54 · 5 answers · asked by gizmo49250 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Phythagorean Theorem
c² = a² + b ²
√c² = √(65)² + (75)²
√c² = √4225 + 5625
√c² = √9850
c = 99.24716621Kilometers
The answer is c = 99.25 rounded to two decimal places
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2007-01-16 06:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vectors:
a² = b² + c²
a² = 65² + 75²
a² = 4225 + 5625
a² = 9850
a = 99.24 km
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2007-01-16 13:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by aeiou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
65^2 + 75^2 = (your answer)^2
GL!
2007-01-16 13:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by mehran_kimi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try making a diagram
2007-01-16 13:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
99.2471662064 miles.
2007-01-16 13:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋