Newtown is 522 km west of Jamesburg. Pottsville is 356 km east of Jamesburg and 928 east of Mayfield. How far and in what direction is Newton from Mayfield?
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All 3 towns lie in a straight line and it looks like you are learning about integers.
draw a number line marking it off in 100's
put Jamesburg (J) at 0
Newtown (N) is west of J by 522 so , -522 , go 522 to the left
P is east of J by 356 so, +356
but Pottsville (P) is also 928 east of Mayfield (M)
or M is 928 west of P
That would put M at -50
(count the distances on your number line)
Mayfield is 50 km to the west of Newtown.
To find the distance and direction from Newtown to Mayfield, you'll need to calculate the total east-west distance and the total north-south distance between the two towns.
First, let's look at the east-west distance. We know that Pottsville is 356 km east of Jamesburg and 928 km east of Mayfield. This means that the distance between Jamesburg and Mayfield is 928 km - 356 km = 572 km.
Next, let's look at the north-south distance. We know that Newtown is 522 km west of Jamesburg, which means it is also 522 km east of Mayfield.
Now, let's combine these two distances. To do this, we will use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse (the diagonal distance) of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
So, the distance between Newtown and Mayfield can be calculated as follows:
Distance = sqrt((north-south distance)^2 + (east-west distance)^2)
= sqrt((522 km)^2 + (572 km)^2)
= sqrt(272,484 km^2 + 327,184 km^2)
= sqrt(599,668 km^2)
≈ 774 km
Therefore, the approximate distance between Newtown and Mayfield is 774 kilometers.
To determine the direction, we can use the concept of bearing angles. The bearing angle is the angle measured clockwise from a reference direction (often north) to the direction of the destination point.
To find the bearing angle, we can use trigonometry. We can calculate the inverse tangent of the east-west distance divided by the north-south distance.
Bearing Angle = arctan(east-west distance / north-south distance)
= arctan(572 km / 522 km)
≈ 48.12 degrees
This means that Newtown is approximately 774 kilometers away from Mayfield with a bearing angle of 48.12 degrees. To understand the direction, you can visualize a compass, with 0 degrees representing north. In this case, the bearing angle of 48.12 degrees indicates that Newtown is located northeast of Mayfield.