Question

Use the map shown below to find the distance between cities A and B to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

6.3

Explanation:

√6²+2²=√40= 6.3

Answer 2

Distance between A and B is approximately 6.3 units

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this question. Notice that the distance in between the two points (straight segment that joins both) can be identified to the "hypotenuse of a right angle triangle shown in the attached image. Such triangle has two legs that measure 2 units one of them and 6 units the other one.

The length of the associated hypotenuse is given then by:

`distance=√(2^2+6^2)\\distance=√(40) \\distance=6.32455`

So this rounded to the nearest tenth is:

6.3 units