Question

Shane marched 3 m East and 6 m north. How far is he from his starting point. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance from his starting point is  6.7 m.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Shane marched 3 m East and 6 m north.

Now, to get the distance from his starting point.

Let the distance from the starting point be $x.$

Now, to solve using pythagorean theorem:

$AB^2+BC^2=AC^2$

$6^2+3^2=x^2$

$36+9=x^2$

$45=x^2$

Using square root on both sides we get:

$6.71=x\\\\x=6.71\ m.$

So, the distance from the starting point nearest to tenth is 6.7 m.

Therefore, he is 6.7 m from his starting point.