Problema Solution
victor flew to a city that was 700 miles north and 2400 miles east of his starting point. how far did he fly to reach this city?
Answer provided by our tutors
by using the Pythagorean Theorem we find:
distance = (700^2 + 2400^2)^0.5
distance = 2500 mi
Victor flew 2500 mi to reach this city.