Question

Each unit on the map represents 5 miles what is the actual distance from oceanfront to seaside

Answer 1

The distance from oceanfront to seaside is about 40 miles.

Explanation:

From the given figure it is noticed that the coordinates of oceanfront are (3,-2) and coordinates of seaside are (-2,4).

Distance formula:

`d=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`

Distance between oceanfront and seaside on the coordinate plane is

`d=√((-2-3)^2+(4-(-2))^2)`

`d=√((-5)^2+(6)^2)`

`d=√(25+36)`

`d=√(61)`

It is given that each unit on the map represents 5 miles. So, the distance from oceanfront to seaside is

`d=5* √(61)`

`d=39.05125`

`d\approx 40`

Therefore distance from oceanfront to seaside is about 40 miles.