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faltersainse [42]
3 years ago
10

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]3 years ago
8 0
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]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

it is 5 miles south west

Step-by-step explanation:

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