Question

If you are on a ship at sea navigating to a point that is 300 miles north and 400 miles west, find the distance from tour ship to that point. Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\huge \boxed{\mathrm{500 \ miles}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

A right triangle is formed.

300 miles and 400 miles are the legs of the triangle.

We can apply Pythagorean theorem.

$c=\sqrt{300^2 +400^2 }$

$c=\sqrt{90000 +160000}$

$c=\sqrt{250000}$

$c=500$