Question

Two ships are near a buoy in the open ocean. One ship is 20 km due north of the buoy, and the other ship is 13.5 km due east of the buoy.

Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

24 km is your answer

Explanation:

Let x be the distance between the two ships.

Hypotenuse side = x km

Adjacent side = 13.5 km

Perpendicular side = 20 km

by using Pythagoras theorem:

x²= 13.5²+ 20²=582.25

x=√ 582.25

х =24.129857024 km

Therefore, the distance between two ships to the nearest tenth place is, 24.1 km