Question

14. A ship sails 20 km due North and then 35 km due East.

How far is it from its starting point

Answer 1

c ≈ 40.3 km

Explanation:

assuming the ship made a 90-degree turn from north to east what this problem represents is finding the hypotenuse of a right triangle

we can use the Pythagorean Theorem:

a² + b² = c² where 'a' and 'b' are the legs and 'c' is the hypotenuse

20² + 35² = c²

400 + 1225 = c²

1625 = c²

`√(1625)` = c

c ≈ 40.3 km

Answer 2

distance from starting point is 40.31 km

Explanation: