Question
A jogger goes 1.5km and then turns north. If the jogger finishes 1.7km from the starting point, how far north did the jogger go?
Answers
mathhelper
"A jogger goes 1.5km"
what was the initial direction?
Assuming he went west, we would have
n^2 + 1.5^2 = 1.7^2
n^2 = 1.7^2 - 1.5^2 = .64
n = √.64 = .8
Adjust my solution once you have fixed your typo.
what was the initial direction?
Assuming he went west, we would have
n^2 + 1.5^2 = 1.7^2
n^2 = 1.7^2 - 1.5^2 = .64
n = √.64 = .8
Adjust my solution once you have fixed your typo.