Question

55 Aman goes 15 m due west and then 8 m due
north. Find distance from the starting point. a
17 mb) 18 m c) 16 m d) 7 m
A B C D​

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is A)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given a man goes 15 m due west and then 8 m due north Let O be the starting point and P be the final point. Then OP becomes the hypotenuse in the triangle. So by using the Pythagoras theorem, we can find the distance OP. OP2 = 152 + 82 OP2 = 225 + 64 OP2 = 289 OP = 17 Hence, the required distance is 17 m.