An aeroplane travelling from town A to town C travels 9km due west to Town B and then 12km due south to town C.

Sketch a diagram to represent the movement of the diagram from Town A to Town C

Calculate the distance between Town A and Town C

Find the total distance covered by the aeroplane in flying from Town A to Town C

1 answer

Cannot diagram here.

Distance A-C, use Pythagorean theorem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem

Total distance = 9 + 12 = ?