Question

A submarine travels 8.3 km due North from its base and then turns and travels due West for 13.9 km.

How far away is the submarine from its base?
Give your answer rounded to 1 DP

Answer 1

He is 5.6 km away

Explanation:

he starts traveling away from base and is 8.3 km away to start with

then he turns west and travels 13.9 km away

what this mean is that you have to subtract the distance he turned from the distance he started off with

ex: 13.9 - 8.3 = 5.9

to get your answer of how far away he is from the base