A truck travels 20 miles due north', 30 miles due east , and then 20 miles due north. How many miles is the truck from the starting point.?
20.3
70
44.7
50
20.3
70
44.7
50
Hi
This is a simple pythagorus problem.
Looking at the figures would help you explain how to approach them.
Figure 1 is the original path as traced by the question.
Figure 2 is the figure 1 reimagined to make it simpler to solve.
