Hello. I am having some difficulty with this problem. Could you please check my answer?
You start searching for a buried object by marking the center of a field as (0, 0), with coordinates giving distances in yards. Coordinates to the north or east are positive, and coordinates to the south or west are negative. You find nothing at (-5, 3), so you try a likely looking spot 6 yards to the east and 5 yards to the south of the first spot. What are the likely coordinates of the second spot?
A. (0, 0)
B. (-9, -5)
C. (-3, -2)
D. (1, -2) <<< My answer
The answer is (1,-2) I plotted this out on a coordinate grid so yes she is correct. Hope this helps,
Homework Helper
You are correct.
No you are not right, The right answer is b.
Answers?
Thanks homework helper!
Tbh I think the answer actually is B... I've been seeing mixed results tho. Everything either says A, B, or D. But I'm gonna go with B and see how it works out.
To find the likely coordinates of the second spot, we start with the first spot and adjust the coordinates according to the directions and distances given.
The first spot is (-5, 3). From there, we move east 6 yards and south 5 yards.
Moving east means increasing the x-coordinate, and moving south means decreasing the y-coordinate.
So, to get the likely coordinates of the second spot, we add 6 to the x-coordinate (-5 + 6) and subtract 5 from the y-coordinate (3 - 5).
This gives us (-5 + 6, 3 - 5), which simplifies to (1, -2).
Therefore, your answer of (1, -2) is correct. Well done!