Question

a man goes 24 mid-western 1010 due north how far is he from the starting point

Answer 1

The question you have typed is wrong.

The correct question as well as answer is given below.

A man goes 24m due west and then 10m due north. How far is he from the starting point?

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If we draw a diagram according to the question,we will see that it is making a triangle, and the perpendicular and the base is known, but the hypotenuse is not known. So we can find the hypotenuse by using the Pythagoras theorem,i.e hypotenuse^2=base^2+perpendicular^2

$= > \sqrt{ {24}^{2} + {10}^{2} }$

$= > \sqrt{576 + 100}$

$= > \sqrt{676}$

$= > 26$

So he is 26 m from starting point.