Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this problem. William walks 3.0 miles south and then turns and walks 4.0 miles west. What i

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faltersainse [42]

3 years ago

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Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this problem. William walks 3.0 miles south and then turns and walks 4.0 miles west. What i

s his displacement?
5.0 miles, southwest
12.0 miles, southwest
7.0 miles, southwest
1.0 mile, southwest

Mathematics

2 answers:

AnnyKZ [126] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-23T02:02:27+03:00

AnnyKZ [126]3 years ago

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Since south and west are at 90 degree angle that means we can use pythagorean theorem to find the distance.

It goes like this:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2

a = 3
b = 4

implementing this in pythagoras formula we get that c = 5

answer is 5 miles southwest

bulgar [2K] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-23T03:40:08+03:00

bulgar [2K]3 years ago

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Answer:

it is 5 miles south west

Step-by-step explanation: