A boat is anchored 2.2 km due south of a lighthouse. Along the shore, the town of Beachton is 16.8 km due east of the lighthouse
. Enter a number in the box to correctly complete the statement. Round the answer to the nearest tenth. The distance from the boat to Beachton is 16 point 9 km
1 answer:
Answer:
16.9 km
Step-by-step explanation:
From the diagram attached, we can see that the problem forms a triangle.
So, to find the distance(d) from the boat to Beachton , we can make use of Pythagoreas theorem.
Thus;
d² = 16.8² + 2.2²
d² = 282.24 + 4.84
d² = 287.08
d = √287.08
d = 16.9434
Approximating to the nearest tenth, we have;
d ≈ 16.9 km
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