Question

In somalia, city b is 75 kilometers due north of city

Answer 1

We first approach this problem by forming a diagram. Refer to the attachment.

You might notice a right triangle forming when you connect cities A, B, and C. In this case, we'll just need the Pythagorean theorem when solving for the distance between city B and city A.

$AB^{2}=BC^{2} + AC^{2}= 75^{2} + 42^{2} =7389$
$AB=85.96$

ANSWER: The distance between city B and city A is 85.96 kilometers.