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Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north, how far are you from your starting point? answer

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Solution:

Since the directions are perpendicular,

So we must use Pythagoras theorem:

d = √(18.0² + 25.0²) m = 30.8 m

Thus,

This the required distance from the starting point.


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