Question

A student following on her treasure map, starts at the origin and walks the following routes

- 18 meter North (0=90)
- 17 meter West (0=0)
How far away are they from their starting positions

Answer 1

= 24.76m

= 2476 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

18 meters from point of origin = 18m north 90 degrees?

17 meters from point of origin = 17m west 0 degrees?

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If these routes are one after the other then we get a triangle |

18 side and 17 side

This means we need to do Pythagoras Theorem.

18^2 + 17^2 = c^2

sqrt 324 + sqrt 289 = c^2

c^2 = sqrt 613 = 24.7588368

= 24.76m