Hawick is 15 kilometers south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 kilometers east of Abbotsford.
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Hawick is 15 kilometers south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 kilometers east of Abbotsford. What is the distance from Hawick to Kelso? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a km.
Answer:
22.7 km
Step-by-step explanation:
The shape formed by this problem is a right triangle which is attached.
We apply Pythagoras Theorem
The distance from Hawick to Kelso is 22.7 km (to the nearest tenth of a km)
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Step-by-step explanation:
The midpoint is the point that bisects a line segment or divides it into 2 equal halves. The formula is essentially finding the average of the 2 points.
In this formula, (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) are the 2 endpoints of the line segment. For this problem, these are (5,4 ) and (-2, 1).
- x₁= 5
- y₁= 4
- x₂= -2
- y₂= 1
Substitute these values into the formula.
Solve the numerators.
- 5+ -2 = 5-2 = 3
- 4+1 = 5
Convert the fractions to decimals.
The midpoint of the line segment is (1.5 , 2.5)