Homework Help: math

Posted by Angie on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7:41am.

Howard leaves the dock and sails 2.5miles west He turns south and sails 3.5 Then he turns east and sails 2.5 miles In what direction should howard turn if he wants to use the most direct route to return to the dock ? If Howard use this route ,how many miles will he hv sailed in all

math - drwls, Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7:58am
tan^-1 3.5/2.5 = 54.5 degrees north of east

Miles traveled
= 2.5 + 3.5 + sqrt[(2.5)^2 + (3.5)^2]
= 10.301 miles
math - Raja, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:29pm
10,240
8th math - Raja, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:30pm
10,240
8th math - Raja, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:30pm
10,240

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