Calvin's school is 2.3 miles directly south of his house. After school, he takes a bus 1.8 miles directly west to the sports com
plex.
What is the length of a straight line
between Calvin's house and the sports
complex? Round to the nearest tenth.
What is the length of a straight line
between Calvin's house and the sports
complex? Round to the nearest tenth.
1 answer:
Answer:
2.9 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
If you draw this as a diagram, you will see that it is a right angled triangle and the missing side is the hypotenuse (the longest side). To calculate this, you will need to use the right angle law:
check out the document below (sorry, it's a little bit blurry)
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Step-by-step explanation:
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Step 2; Since Felecia and her husband are traveling at different rates, we can determine how much distance there is between them. Since Felecia is traveling at 45 mph and her husband is traveling at 55 mph, their gap in between is closing at a rate of 55 - 45 = 10 miles every hour. So for every hour, the gap between them is closing by 10 miles.
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The rate at which gap is being closed = 10 miles an hour.
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