A track in a national park has four legs from its starting point to its return. The first leg travels due east. The second, third and fourth legs follow paths southwest, due north and finally due east back to the starting point. If the distances of the first two legs are 1.5 km and 3.5 km respectively, what distances are the third and fourth legs, correct to 2 decimal places?

asked by c

3 years ago

773 views

0

1

1 answer

leg2 goes 3.5/√2 south and 3.5/√2 west
So leg 3 goes 3.5/√2 north
leg4 goes 3.5/√2 - 1.5 east

answered by oobleck

0

1

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

Question

A track in a national park has four legs from its starting point to its return. The first leg travels due east. The second, third and fourth legs follow paths southwest, due north and finally due east back to the starting point. If the distances of the first two legs are 1.5 km and 3.5 km respectively, what distances are the third and fourth legs, correct to 2 decimal places?

1 answer

leg2 goes 3.5/√2 south and 3.5/√2 west
So leg 3 goes 3.5/√2 north
leg4 goes 3.5/√2 - 1.5 east

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

oobleck · Answer

leg2 goes 3.5/√2 south and 3.5/√2 west So leg 3 goes 3.5/√2 north leg4 goes 3.5/√2 - 1.5 east