Hawick is 15 kilometers south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 kilometers east of Abbotsford.

Question

What is the distance from Hawick to Kelso?

Answer 1

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance from Hawick to Kelso.

First, we need to draw a triangle and label its sides. Let's call the distance from Hawick to Abbotsford "a", and the distance from Kelso to Abbotsford "b". The distance from Hawick to Kelso, which we want to find, can be called "c".

Now we can write out the Pythagorean theorem:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

We know that a = 15 km and b = 17 km, so we can substitute those values:

c^2 = 15^2 + 17^2

c^2 = 225 + 289

c^2 = 514

To solve for c, we can take the square root of both sides:

c = sqrt(514)

c ≈ 22.70 km

So the distance from Hawick to Kelso is approximately 22.70 kilometers.